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metœcus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
metœ-cus
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

denizen, sojourner, stranger, outlander.

Etymology

From Latin metoecus, from Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos, “alien, outsider, foreigner”), combination of μετά (metá) and οἶκος (oîkos, “residency”). Cognate with French métèque.

Inflected Forms

metœci (plural) metoecus (alternative)

Questions

What does metœcus mean?
denizen, sojourner, stranger, outlander.
Where does metœcus come from?
From Latin metoecus, from Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos, “alien, outsider, foreigner”), combination of μετά (metá) and οἶκος (oîkos, “residency”). Cognate with French métèque.

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