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raucity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rauci-ty
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Harshness of sound; rough utterance

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From rauc(ous) + -ity, from Latin raucitas, from raucus (“hoarse”). Compare French raucité.

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Usage

Synonyms

raucousness hoarseness

Questions

What does raucity mean?
Harshness of sound; rough utterance
Where does raucity come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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