Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mamertine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mamer-tine
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a group of mercenaries of Italian origin, hired from their home in Campania by Agathocles (361–289 BCE), Tyrant of Syracuse and self-proclaimed King of Sicily.

Inflected Forms

Mamertines (plural)

Questions

What does mamertine mean?: One of a group of mercenaries of Italian origin, hired from their home in Campania by Agathocles (361–289 BCE), Tyrant of Syracuse and self-proclaimed King of Sicily.

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