Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

averbal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aver-bal
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not verbal; without words and speech.

Example Sentences

"It is not yet clear how these birds were able to “count” and to form averbal concepts of numbers without the help of characterizing words."

Etymology

From a- + verbal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Frequently Paired Words

antiverbal

Questions

What does averbal mean?: Not verbal; without words and speech.
Where does averbal come from?: From a- + verbal.

How to pronounce averbal

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