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salve regina

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
salve regi-na
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hymn to the Virgin Mary, one of the Marian antiphons, also prayed as part of the rosary.

noun

A musical setting of this hymn.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin salvē rēgīna (“hail, queen”), the opening of the prayer in that language.

Inflected Forms

Salve Reginas (plural)

Phrases

Hail Mary

Frequently Paired Words

Hail Mary

Synonyms

Hail Holy Queen

Questions

What does salve regina mean?
A hymn to the Virgin Mary, one of the Marian antiphons, also prayed as part of the rosary.
Where does salve regina come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin salvē rēgīna (“hail, queen”), the opening of the prayer in that language.

How to pronounce salve regina

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