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spiculate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spic-u-late
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered with, or having, spicules.

verb

To sharpen to a point.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin spiculatus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

spiculates (present, singular) spiculating (participle, present) spiculated (participle, past) spiculated (past)

Derived Forms

aspiculate unispiculate

Frequently Paired Words

spiculation

Synonyms

spiculated

Questions

What does spiculate mean?
Covered with, or having, spicules.
Where does spiculate come from?
From Latin spiculatus.

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