Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semitertian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semiter-tian
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a paroxysm every day, and a second stronger one every two days

Obsolete

noun

An intermittent fever of this kind.

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English tertian English semitertian From semi- + tertian.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

semi-tertian (alternative) semitertians (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

quotidian tertian

Questions

What does semitertian mean?: Having a paroxysm every day, and a second stronger one every two days
Where does semitertian come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English tertian English semitertian From semi- + tertian.

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