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semelfactive

/ˌsɛməlˈfæktɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
semelfac-tive
IPA
/ˌsɛməlˈfæktɪv/
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That denotes a momentary or punctiliar action.

noun

The semelfactive aspect.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin semelfactīvus, from to Latin semel (“once, a single time”) + factum (“event, occurrence”) + adjectival suffix -īvus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

semelfactives (plural)

Derived Forms

semelfactively semelfactiveness semelfactivity

Frequently Paired Words

continuative durative experiential frequentative habitual imperfective iterative

Synonyms

momentane momentary instantaneous punctual nondurational

Questions

How do you pronounce semelfactive?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛməlˈfæktɪv/.
What does semelfactive mean?
That denotes a momentary or punctiliar action.
Where does semelfactive come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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