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maurice

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

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/məˈɹis/
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/məˈɹis/ · /mɔˈɹis/ · /məˈɹiːs/ · /ˈmɒɹɪs/

Definition of maurice

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Morris.
    “For some reason I am a man known by his surname; I might never have been christened for all the use my friends make of the rather affected Maurice my literary parents gave me.”
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name

  1. A male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Morris.
    “For some reason I am a man known by his surname; I might never have been christened for all the use my friends make of the rather affected Maurice my literary parents gave me.”
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Morris.

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Etymology

From Middle English Maurice, from Late Latin Mauritius, derived from Maurus (“Moor; dark, swarthy”). Popularized by a 3rd-century Roman soldier martyr.

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