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mullion
7 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen)
Word history
Alteration of monial (“mullion”), or metathesis of Middle English moyniel, both ultimately from Old French moinel.
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 50: the standard list most spell checkers use.
- How common it is
- Rarer than once in ten million words.
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