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translucence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
translu-cence
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the state of being translucent

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English translucence, from Medieval Latin trānslūcentia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: translucence, trānslūcentia

Usage

Inflected Forms

translucences (plural)

Synonyms

semitransparency translucency

Questions

What does translucence mean?
the state of being translucent
Where does translucence come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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