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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recamier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-cami-er
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An old-fashioned couch with headrest and footrest.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French récamier, named after the 19th century French socialite Juliette Récamier.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

recamiers (plural) récamier (alternative)

Questions

What does recamier mean?
An old-fashioned couch with headrest and footrest.
Where does recamier come from?
It is traced to French.

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