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reptatorial

/ˌɹɛp.təˈtɔ.ɹɪ.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rep-ta-tor-i-al
IPA
/ˌɹɛp.təˈtɔ.ɹɪ.əl/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Crawling, creeping.

Etymology

From reptatory (“crawling, creeping”) + -al (suffix forming adjectives). Reptatory is probably derived from New Latin reptatorius (used in the binomial nomenclature of species), from Latin rēptātus (“on which one has crawled; where one has swum”) + -tōrius (suffix forming adjectives); rēptātus is the perfect passive participle of rēptō (“to crawl or creep (over or through)”), the frequentative form of rēpō (“to crawl, creep”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɹɛp.təˈtɔ.ɹɪ.əl/
  • British English: /ˌɹɛp.təˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əl/

Frequently Paired Words

reptant reptation reptatory reptilarium reptile reptilian reptiliary reptiliferous

Synonyms

reptant reptatory

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce reptatorial?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹɛp.təˈtɔ.ɹɪ.əl/.
What does reptatorial mean?
Crawling, creeping.
Where does reptatorial come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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