Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ululatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ul-u-la-to-ry
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being or relating to a ululation.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ululation + -ory, from Latin ululō (“to howl, shriek, yell”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more ululatory (comparative) most ululatory (superlative)

Questions

What does ululatory mean?
Being or relating to a ululation.
Where does ululatory come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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