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lekythion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lekythion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In classical Greek and Latin poetry, a metric pattern defined by a sequence of seven alternating long and short syllables at the end of a verse.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ληκύθιον (lēkúthion, “small oil-flask”), in reference to a passage in Aristophanes' comedy The Frogs.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ληκύθιον

Inflected Forms

lekythia (plural) lecythion (alternative)

Questions

What does lekythion mean?
In classical Greek and Latin poetry, a metric pattern defined by a sequence of seven alternating long and short syllables at the end of a verse.
Where does lekythion come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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