Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hesiodean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hes-iodean
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of Hesiodic (“relating to the ancient Greek poet Hesiod”).

Etymology

Akin to Hesiod + -ean, from Latin Hēsiodēus, from Ancient Greek Ἡσιόδειος (Hēsiódeios).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Hēsiodēus, Ἡσιόδειος

Inflected Forms

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Synonyms

Hesiodian Hesiodic

Questions

What does hesiodean mean?: Synonym of Hesiodic (“relating to the ancient Greek poet Hesiod”).
Where does hesiodean come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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