Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

virginalist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vir-ginal-ist
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A musician who plays the virginal.

Example Sentences

"A group of composers, variously known as the madrigalists, the lutenists, or the virginalists (depending on the medium for which they were writing), produced vast quantities of attractive music, mostly for amateur consumption."

Etymology

From virginal + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: virginal

Inflected Forms

virginalists (plural)

Questions

What does virginalist mean?: A musician who plays the virginal.
Where does virginalist come from?: From virginal + -ist.

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