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reposal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-pos-al
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or state of reposing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

That on which one reposes.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English repose Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English reposal From repose + -al.

Usage

Inflected Forms

reposals (plural)

Questions

What does reposal mean?
The act or state of reposing.
Where does reposal come from?
Etymology tree English repose Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English reposal From repose + -al.

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