Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preoccipital

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-oc-cip-i-tal
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Situated in front of the occipital region or occipital lobe.

Etymology

From pre- + occipital.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Rhymes With

occipital atlanto-occipital nonoccipital paraoccipital atlantooccipital medioccipital trachelo-occipital oticooccipital

Questions

What does preoccipital mean?: Situated in front of the occipital region or occipital lobe.
Where does preoccipital come from?: From pre- + occipital.

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