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rupes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
ru-pes
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An escarpment on another planet or a moon.

name

plural of Rupe

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rūpēs (“cliff”).

Questions

What does rupes mean?
An escarpment on another planet or a moon.
Where does rupes come from?
Borrowed from Latin rūpēs (“cliff”).

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