Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pretentative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-ten-ta-tive
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Fitted for trial beforehand; experimental.

Example Sentences

"c. 1620, Henry Wotton, a letter This is but an exploratory, and pretentative purpose between us"

Etymology

From pre- + tentative: compare Latin praetentare to try beforehand.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does pretentative mean?: Fitted for trial beforehand; experimental.
Where does pretentative come from?: From pre- + tentative: compare Latin praetentare to try beforehand.

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