Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mytheme

/mɪθiːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mytheme
IPA: /mɪθiːm/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The essential kernel of a myth; a myth or mythic element that get passed along.

Example Sentences

"By the time the Cypria was composed, Greek poets were certainly familiar with the mytheme of a flood as a divine punishment."

Etymology

From myth + -eme, popularized by Claude Lévi-Strauss.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: myth

Inflected Forms

mythemes (plural)

Derived Forms

mythemic

Questions

How do you pronounce mytheme?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪθiːm/.
What does mytheme mean?: The essential kernel of a myth; a myth or mythic element that get passed along.
Where does mytheme come from?: From myth + -eme, popularized by Claude Lévi-Strauss.

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