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vexillum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
vex-il-lum
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flag, banner, or standard.

noun

A company of troops serving under one standard.

noun

The sign of the cross.

noun

The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower.

noun

The rhachis and web of a feather taken together.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vēxillum (“flag, banner”).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

vexilla (plural)

Derived Forms

vexillize

Frequently Paired Words

vexilloid vexillar vexillary

Synonyms

vane

Questions

What does vexillum mean?
A flag, banner, or standard.
Where does vexillum come from?
Borrowed from Latin vēxillum (“flag, banner”).

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