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eratosthenian

/ˌɛɹətəsˈθiːniən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
er-atos-the-ni-an
IPA
/ˌɛɹətəsˈθiːniən/
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The epoch in the lunar geologic timescale that occurred between 3200 million and 1100 million years ago.

Questions

How do you pronounce eratosthenian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛɹətəsˈθiːniən/.
What does eratosthenian mean?
The epoch in the lunar geologic timescale that occurred between 3200 million and 1100 million years ago.

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