Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calymmian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ca-lym-mi-an
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Denoting a geologic period within the Mesoproterozoic era from about 1600 to 1400 million years ago.

name

The Calymmian period.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάλυμμα (kálumma, “covering”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κάλυμμα

Inflected Forms

the Calymmian (canonical)

Questions

What does calymmian mean?: Denoting a geologic period within the Mesoproterozoic era from about 1600 to 1400 million years ago.
Where does calymmian come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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