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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hebe-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
hebe-
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

relating to youth

prefix

Blunt, dull.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἥβη (hḗbē, “youth”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

hebephile hebephilia hebephrenia hebephrenic hebesphenomegacorona

Phrases

triangular hebesphenorotunda

Frequently Paired Words

pedohebephile pedohebephilia

Questions

What does hebe- mean?
relating to youth
Where does hebe- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce hebe-

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