Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untensed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-tensed
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"The relevant point, though, is that there is a clear distinction between untensed and tensed clauses as far as the parasitic gap phenomenon is concerned[…]"

Etymology

From un- + tensed.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Questions

What does untensed mean?: Not tensed.
Where does untensed come from?: From un- + tensed.

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