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vastus

/ˈvæs.təs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
vas-tus
IPA
/ˈvæs.təs/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the great muscles upon the front of the thigh.

Etymology

From Latin vastus (“vast, immense, enormous, huge, monstrous”). Doublet of vast.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈvæs.təs/

Inflected Forms

vasti (plural)

Phrases

vastus externus vastus intermedius vastus lateralis vastus medialis

Questions

How do you pronounce vastus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvæs.təs/.
What does vastus mean?
One of the great muscles upon the front of the thigh.
Where does vastus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce vastus

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