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clarisse

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/kləˈriːs/
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/kləˈriːs/ · /kleɪˈriːs/ · /klaˈriːs/

Definition of clarisse

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A female given name from French.
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name

  1. A female given name from French.

noun

  1. Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare, sometimes particularly such a nun who followed the original rules of Saint Clare of Assisi.
    “Clara... withdrew herself... to the Church of St. Damian, and there gave beginning to the poor Maids, called from her name Clarisses...”

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Etymology

Borrowed from French Clarisse, from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa (“Poor Clare”); see there for more. Doublet of Clarissa and Clarice.

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