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umbeclap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
um-be-clap
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To embrace; enclose.

British usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English umbeclappen. By surface analysis, umbe- + clap, or um- + beclap.

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

umbeclaps (present, singular) umbeclapping (participle, present) umbeclapped (participle, past) umbeclapped (past) umbeclappe (alternative) umbe-clappe (alternative)

Questions

What does umbeclap mean?
To embrace; enclose.
Where does umbeclap come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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