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umwhile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
umwhile
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Erstwhile; late; former.

Obsolete

adv

Formerly; late; whilom.

Obsolete

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Etymology

From Middle English umwhile, umwhyle, umbewhile, from the phrase umbe while (literally “at times, at some time”). Analyzable as um- + while. More at while.

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What does umwhile mean?
Erstwhile; late; former.
Where does umwhile come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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