Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prenatally

/pɹiːˈneɪtəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: pre-na-tal-ly
IPA: /pɹiːˈneɪtəli/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Before birth.

Example Sentences

"Tall, muscular, golden-skinned, he ranted bitterly about the injustice done to him pre-natally."
"It has been estimated that about two out of three fetuses with prenatally diagnosed Down syndrome are aborted in the United States."

Etymology

Etymology tree English prenatal Middle English -ly English -ly English prenatally From prenatal + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pɹiːˈneɪtəli/

Synonyms

in utero

Questions

How do you pronounce prenatally?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiːˈneɪtəli/.
What does prenatally mean?: Before birth.
Where does prenatally come from?: Etymology tree English prenatal Middle English -ly English -ly English prenatally From prenatal + -ly.

How to pronounce prenatally

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