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sicarius

/sɪˈkɛɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
sicar-ius
IPA
/sɪˈkɛɹi.əs/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of Jews who attempted to expel the Romans from Judea using concealed daggers.

Etymology

From Latin sīcārius (“daggerman, contract killer”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɪˈkɛɹi.əs/
  • British English: /sɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/

Inflected Forms

Sicarii (plural)

Rhymes With

various hilarious precarious aquarius nefarious vicarious calcareous stradivarius multifarious belisarius carious scoparius

Questions

How do you pronounce sicarius?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈkɛɹi.əs/.
What does sicarius mean?
Any of a group of Jews who attempted to expel the Romans from Judea using concealed daggers.
Where does sicarius come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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