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tercelet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ter-celet
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A male falcon, especially a peregrine falcon or goshawk; a tiercel.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tercelet, from Old French tercelet; equivalent to tiercel + -et.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tercelets (plural) tiercelet (alternative)

Synonyms

tiercel tercel

Questions

What does tercelet mean?
A male falcon, especially a peregrine falcon or goshawk; a tiercel.
Where does tercelet come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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