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tac-au-tac

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
tac-au--tac
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The parry which is connected with a riposte.

noun

A rapid series of attacks and parries in which neither fencer gains a point.

Etymology

From French riposter du tac au tac (“to parry”), where tac imitates the sound made by the steel.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does tac-au-tac mean?
The parry which is connected with a riposte.
Where does tac-au-tac come from?
It is traced to French.

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