Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unicum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: unicum
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unique example or specimen of something

Etymology

From the Latin ūnicum, the neuter nominative singular form of ūnicus (“unique”). Compare Dutch unicum, German Unicum. See unique.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ūnicum

Inflected Forms

unica (plural)

Questions

What does unicum mean?: A unique example or specimen of something
Where does unicum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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