palæeskimo
/ˌpeɪlɪˈɛskɪməʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Hatt confirms (1916) the stratification in the Eskimo culture but is of the opinion that Steensby’s two strata should be turned over; and what Steensby calls Neoeskimo, the decided coast culture, is the elder, whereas the markedly inland Palæeskimo culture is later."
- "The oldest forms of culture, comprising Independence I, the Sarqaq culture, Independence II, and the Dorset Culture, are included in the term Palæo-eskimo Culture."
- "From this domain the Eskimo culture in its improved and enriched form then extended partly to South Alaska as Subarctic Eskimo culture and partly in a northerly and easterly direction along the coast of the Arctic Ocean along the old Palæeskimo paths of distribution, where it had to emphasize the Arctic sides of the economic culture, whereby it had occasion to improve and enrich the Palæeskimo culture."
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌpeɪlɪˈɛskɪməʊ/