Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

a baculo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: a bac-u-lo
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Argued by means of force rather than logic.

Example Sentences

"Philonous’ reply is perhaps less interesting for its a baculo dismissal of the argument than for a nuance in its first sentence."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ā baculō (literally “by means of the rod”), from ā (“of, from”) + baculō (“sceptre, rod”), ablative singular of baculum.

Questions

What does a baculo mean?: Argued by means of force rather than logic.
Where does a baculo come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin ā baculō (literally “by means of the rod”), from ā (“of, from”) + baculō (“sceptre, rod”), ablative singular of baculum.

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