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tunic
/ˈtunɪk/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters
- noun
an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
- noun
any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees
Word history
Borrowed from Middle French tunique, from Latin tunica, possibly from Semitic; or from Etruscan. Existed in Old English as tunece; unknown if that term was lost and then reborrowed later.
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- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 35: the core list of everyday words.
- How common it is
- Used about once in every million words.
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