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gastraphetes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gas-traphetes
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hand-held crossbow used by the Ancient Greeks.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γαστραφέτης (gastraphétēs).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: γαστραφέτης

Questions

What does gastraphetes mean?
A hand-held crossbow used by the Ancient Greeks.
Where does gastraphetes come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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