Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tergiant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ter-giant
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Showing its back, having its back turned to the viewer.

Example Sentences

"Tortoise [:] this animal is usually borne displayed tergiant in fesse, which position is sometimes described as passant. The term gradient seems to be used to mean the same, and tergiant seems to be implied though not expressed."
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:tergiant."

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin tergum.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tergum

Frequently Paired Words

tergant

Synonyms

recursant en arrière

Questions

What does tergiant mean?: Showing its back, having its back turned to the viewer.
Where does tergiant come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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