Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

advectitious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-vec-ti-tious
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Brought to a place from somewhere else; imported, foreign.

Dated

Etymology

From Latin advectīcius + -ous.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: advectīcius
Suffix: -ous

Usage

Dated

Frequently Paired Words

advect advection

Questions

What does advectitious mean?: Brought to a place from somewhere else; imported, foreign.
Where does advectitious come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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