Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semifable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semi-fa-ble
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which is part fable and part truth.

Example Sentences

"1839, Thomas De Quincey, "William Wordsworth"", in Tait's Edinburgh Magazine some snatches of tragical story , which , after all , might be an idle semi-fable, improved out of slight materials"

Etymology

From semi- + fable.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Inflected Forms

semifables (plural)

Questions

What does semifable mean?: That which is part fable and part truth.
Where does semifable come from?: From semi- + fable.

How to pronounce semifable

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