Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beluine

/ˈbiːljuˌaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: beluine
IPA: /ˈbiːljuˌaɪn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of belluine.

Example Sentences

"[…] God ſuffereth his Church to be ſo afflicted, and more, eſpecially to be conſidered in ten, a perfect and compleat number, the compleat ripeneſſe of ſinne and impiety in that Belua (beast); and as an indefinite number ten, being underſtood for many, as ſex centa pro infinito numero, the often aſſaults of his beluine homes and fury: […]"
"When a great truculent, bull-headed man, who has been living in the indulgence of the most beluine parts of his nature, begins to be subdued by home influences, and the little child is able to lead him; when his great strength begins to be brought under the control of his tenderer domestic affections, everbody says, “ How beautiful the sight is!” It is beautiful."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bēluīnus (“animal, bestial; brutal”): see further at belluine.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈbiːljuˌaɪn/

Inflected Forms

more beluine (comparative) most beluine (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce beluine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbiːljuˌaɪn/.
What does beluine mean?: Alternative spelling of belluine.
Where does beluine come from?: Borrowed from Latin bēluīnus (“animal, bestial; brutal”): see further at belluine.

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