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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

receptory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-cep-to-ry
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A receptacle, a container .

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English receptorie, from Medieval Latin receptorium (“a place of shelter”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: receptorie, receptorium

Usage

Inflected Forms

receptories (plural)

Derived Forms

electroreceptory mechanoreceptory

Questions

What does receptory mean?
A receptacle, a container .
Where does receptory come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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