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unwist

/ˌʌnˈwɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-wist
IPA
/ˌʌnˈwɪst/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

unknown, unrecognized

Archaic

Etymology

From Middle English un- + wist, past participle of wit (“to know”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more unwist (comparative) most unwist (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce unwist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnˈwɪst/.
What does unwist mean?
unknown, unrecognized
Where does unwist come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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