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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsnap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
un-snap
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To unfasten (something held by snaps).

Transitive verb

Etymology

From un- + snap. Compare Dutch ontsnappen (“to elude; escape”, literally “to snap out of; break free from”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

unsnaps (present, singular) unsnapping (participle, present) unsnapped (participle, past) unsnapped (past)

Questions

What does unsnap mean?
To unfasten (something held by snaps).
Where does unsnap come from?
From un- + snap. Compare Dutch ontsnappen (“to elude; escape”, literally “to snap out of; break free from”).

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