Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemeral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: he-me-ral
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Daily; circadian; cyclical, with a period of 24 hours

Example Sentences

"Photostimulation at 22 weeks of age was done with either a normal, hemeral day (14 hours of light; 10 hours of darkness) or a long ahemeral day (14 hours of light; 14 hours of darkness)."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Héh₂mr̥ Proto-Hellenic *ā́mər Ancient Greek ἦμαρ (êmar) Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra)bor. English hemeral Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”).

Derived Forms

ahemeral trihemeral

Frequently Paired Words

cathemeral ephemeral

Questions

What does hemeral mean?: Daily; circadian; cyclical, with a period of 24 hours
Where does hemeral come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Héh₂mr̥ Proto-Hellenic *ā́mər Ancient Greek ἦμαρ (êmar) Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra)bor. English hemeral Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”).

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