Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncapture

/ʌnˈkæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-cap-ture
IPA
/ʌnˈkæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To perform the reverse of a capture, especially in chess variants such as Retrochess.

noun

The act of uncapturing.

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How do you pronounce uncapture?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈkæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)/.
What does uncapture mean?
To perform the reverse of a capture, especially in chess variants such as Retrochess.
Where does uncapture come from?
A back-formation from uncaptured; equivalent to un- + capture.

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