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scamillus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scamil-lus
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without mouldings and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal.

Etymology

From Latin [Term?] (“a little bench”), from scamnum (“bench, stool”).

Origin

Inflected Forms

scamilli (plural)

Questions

What does scamillus mean?
A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without mouldings and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal.
Where does scamillus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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