Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vexillologist

/vɛksɪˈlɒləd͡ʒɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vex-il-lol-o-gist
IPA: /vɛksɪˈlɒləd͡ʒɪst/

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who studies flags.

Etymology

Etymology tree English vexillology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English vexillologist From vexillology + -ist.

Inflected Forms

vexillologists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

vexillology vexillographer vexillophile

Rhymes With

psychologist anthropologist pathologist neurologist cardiologist technologist entomologist deep ecologist ornithologist virologist climatologist sexologist

Questions

How do you pronounce vexillologist?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɛksɪˈlɒləd͡ʒɪst/.
What does vexillologist mean?: One who studies flags.
Where does vexillologist come from?: Etymology tree English vexillology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English vexillologist From vexillology + -ist.

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