Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pulpitum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pul-pi-tum
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A massive, often decorative screen of stone or timber that divides the choir from the nave and ambulatory in medieval cathedrals and monastic churches.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin pulpitum. Doublet of pulpit.

Inflected Forms

pulpitums (plural) pulpita (plural)

Questions

What does pulpitum mean?: A massive, often decorative screen of stone or timber that divides the choir from the nave and ambulatory in medieval cathedrals and monastic churches.
Where does pulpitum come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Latin pulpitum. Doublet of pulpit.

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