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scissiparity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scis-si-par-i-ty
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

reproduction by fission

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin scissus, past participle of scindere (“to split”) + parere (“to bring forth”). Compare French scissiparité.

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Frequently Paired Words

scissiparous

Questions

What does scissiparity mean?
reproduction by fission
Where does scissiparity come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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