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velamentum

/ˌviːləˈmɛntəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ve-la-men-tum
IPA
/ˌviːləˈmɛntəm/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A velamen or membrane.

Etymology

From Latin vēlāmentum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: vēlāmentum

Inflected Forms

velamenta (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce velamentum?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌviːləˈmɛntəm/.
What does velamentum mean?
A velamen or membrane.
Where does velamentum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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