Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

charontean

/kəˈɹɒntɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: charon-tean
IPA: /kəˈɹɒntɪən/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rare form of Charontian.

Example Sentences

"The Charontean head still existed at Antioch in the ninth century [...] That head was a Gorgon, or snake-hair'd head. [...] Prudentius states that the Charontean head of Nimrod was the evil God of Marcion."

Etymology

From the Latin oblique stem Latin Charontis.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Charontis

Synonyms

Charonian

Homonyms

charontian

Questions

How do you pronounce charontean?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈɹɒntɪən/.
What does charontean mean?: Rare form of Charontian.
Where does charontean come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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