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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tumulose

/tjuːmjʊləʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tu-mu-lose
IPA
/tjuːmjʊləʊz/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of tumulous.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin tumulōsus (“full of hills or hillocks, hilly”) (whence -ose), tumulus (“mound, hill, hillock”) + -ōsus, from tumeō (“to swell”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more tumulose (comparative) most tumulose (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tumulose?
The recorded pronunciation is /tjuːmjʊləʊz/.
What does tumulose mean?
Alternative form of tumulous.
Where does tumulose come from?
From Latin tumulōsus (“full of hills or hillocks, hilly”) (whence -ose), tumulus (“mound, hill, hillock”) + -ōsus, from tumeō (“to swell”).

How to pronounce tumulose

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