Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

specifier

/ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
spec-i-fi-er
IPA
/ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɚ/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or thing that specifies.

noun

A component of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase, but rather as a daughter of the maximal projection of the phrase.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English specify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English specifier From specify + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɚ/

Inflected Forms

specifiers (plural)

Phrases

access specifier

Frequently Paired Words

adjunct complement head

Questions

How do you pronounce specifier?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɚ/.
What does specifier mean?
A person or thing that specifies.
Where does specifier come from?
Etymology tree English specify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English specifier From specify + -er.

How to pronounce specifier

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