Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pederastice

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ped-eras-tice
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

Probably either the post-Classical Latin paederastia or its etymon, the Ancient Greek παιδερᾰστίᾱ (paiderăstíā), suffixed with the English -ice (suffix forming abstract nouns). Compare pederasty.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pæderastice (alternative)

Questions

What does pederastice mean?: pederasty
Where does pederastice come from?: Probably either the post-Classical Latin paederastia or its etymon, the Ancient Greek παιδερᾰστίᾱ (paiderăstíā), suffixed with the English -ice (suffix forming abstract nouns). Compare pederasty.

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