Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purging place

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: purg-ing -place
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place where purging occurs

Obsolete

noun

A place where purging occurs

Obsolete

noun

A place where purging occurs

Archaic

Example Sentences

"An aposteme gendred in þe purgynge places [sc. Latin tribus emunctoriis], þat is to say, of þe brayne vnder þe eres, of þe herte vnder þe arme holes, of þe lyuer in the schares."
"He buylt in all streetes in Rome publique purging places [sc. Spanish latrinas publicas]."
"Is this, said I, the Papists purging place?"

Etymology

Originally as a calque or translation of various Latin or Spanish terms.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

purging places (plural)

Synonyms

bathroom

Questions

What does purging place mean?: A place where purging occurs
Where does purging place come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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