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docosa-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
do-cosa-
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

twenty-two

Etymology

From IUPAC do- (ultimately from Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”)) + -cosa- (ultimately from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: δώδεκα, εἴκοσι

Inflected Forms

docos- (alternative)

Phrases

tetracos- tetracosa-

Frequently Paired Words

tetracos- tetracosa-

Questions

What does docosa- mean?
twenty-two
Where does docosa- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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