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helvétius

/hɛlˈviʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
hel-vetius
IPA
/hɛlˈviʃəs/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French, notably borne by Claude Adrien Helvétius, a French philosopher and littérateur

Etymology

From French Helvétius, from Latin Helvētius.

Questions

How do you pronounce helvétius?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɛlˈviʃəs/.
What does helvétius mean?
A surname from French, notably borne by Claude Adrien Helvétius, a French philosopher and littérateur
Where does helvétius come from?
From French Helvétius, from Latin Helvētius.

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