Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: ru-ine
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of ruin.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sin in its own nature tendeth to nothing, but the ruine and eternal destruction of a Soul […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

ruines (plural)

Questions

What does ruine mean?: Obsolete form of ruin.

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