Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silcrow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sil-crow
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The section sign, or §.

Etymology

Either a blend of section + pilcrow or a blend of pilcrow and Latin signum sectiōnis (“section sign”), or a derived form thereof.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: signum sectiōnis

Inflected Forms

silcrows (plural)

Questions

What does silcrow mean?: The section sign, or §.
Where does silcrow come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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