Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proseminary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pros-em-i-nary
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A seminary that prepares pupils for a higher institution.

Example Sentences

"It was then just founded as a proseminary for St. John's college Oxford"

Etymology

From pro- + seminary?

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pro

Inflected Forms

proseminaries (plural)

Questions

What does proseminary mean?: A seminary that prepares pupils for a higher institution.
Where does proseminary come from?: From pro- + seminary?

How to pronounce proseminary

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