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rockery

/ˈɹɑk.ɚ.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
rock-ery
IPA
/ˈɹɑk.ɚ.i/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A section of a garden made from decorative rocks and alpine plants.

noun

A natural area where many seals breed.

Etymology

Etymology tree Medieval Latin roccabor.? Old English *rocc Early Medieval Latin rocca Anglo-Norman roquebor. Middle English rokke English rock Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English rockery From rock + -ery.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹɑk.ɚ.i/
  • British English: /ˈɹɒk.ə.ɹi/

Inflected Forms

rockeries (plural)

Synonyms

rock garden

Questions

How do you pronounce rockery?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɑk.ɚ.i/.
What does rockery mean?
A section of a garden made from decorative rocks and alpine plants.
Where does rockery come from?
Etymology tree Medieval Latin roccabor.? Old English *rocc Early Medieval Latin rocca Anglo-Norman roquebor. Middle English rokke English rock Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English rockery From rock + -ery.

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