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undergang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-gang
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To undergo; pass through; endure.

noun

A passage beneath any obstruction, e.g. a roadway tunnel beneath a railway, etc.

Etymology

From Middle English undergangen (“to undego, endure, be baptised”), from Old English undergangan (“to undergo”); equivalent to under- + gang (“to walk, step, go”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

undergangs (present, singular) underganging (participle, present) underganged (participle, past) underganged (past) undergangs (plural)

Derived Forms

underganging

Antonyms

overgang

Questions

What does undergang mean?
To undergo; pass through; endure.
Where does undergang come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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