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retiarius

/ˌɹiʃiˈɛəɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
re-ti-ar-i-us
IPA
/ˌɹiʃiˈɛəɹi.əs/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rētiārius.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɹiʃiˈɛəɹi.əs/
  • British English: /ˌɹɛtɪˈɑːɹi.əs/

Inflected Forms

retiari (plural) retiarii (plural)

Rhymes With

various hilarious precarious aquarius nefarious vicarious calcareous stradivarius multifarious belisarius carious sicarius

Questions

How do you pronounce retiarius?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹiʃiˈɛəɹi.əs/.
What does retiarius mean?
A gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon.
Where does retiarius come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin rētiārius.

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