Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semitropical

/sˌɛmitɹˈɑpɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: semitrop-i-cal
IPA: /sˌɛmitɹˈɑpɪkəl/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Intermediate between temperate and tropical.

Etymology

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

Synonyms

subtropical subtropic semitropic

Rhymes With

tropical topical subtropical neotropical microscopical extratropical pantropical afrotropical macroscopical misanthropical allotropical spectroscopical

Questions

How do you pronounce semitropical?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˌɛmitɹˈɑpɪkəl/.
What does semitropical mean?: Intermediate between temperate and tropical.
Where does semitropical come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English tropical English semitropical From semi- + tropical.

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