c 3 o 1 n 1 g 2 r 1 e 1 s 1 s 1
8 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the legislature of the United States government
noun a meeting of elected or appointed representatives
noun a national legislative assembly
originFrom Latin congress(um), the past participle of congredior (“to go, come together”), itself from con- + gradior (“to go, step”). The verb is from the noun. Compare typologically coven, convent, convention, omitting several steps, from con- + veniō, Russian сход (sxod), схо́дка (sxódka), akin to сходи́ться (sxodítʹsja), ходи́ть (xodítʹ). Also compare Czech sjezd, Russian съезд (sʺjezd), akin to…
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Words from these letters
- congers 10
- censors 9
- conger 9
- conges 9
- engross 8
- censor 8
- corses 8
- crones 8
- crosse 8
- recons 8
- scones 8
- scores 8