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philosopher by fire

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
philoso-pher by -fire
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of alchemist.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

A calque of Latin philosophus per ignem (“philosopher by fire”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: philosophus per ignem

Usage

Inflected Forms

philosophers by fire (plural)

Synonyms

alchemist

Questions

What does philosopher by fire mean?
Synonym of alchemist.
Where does philosopher by fire come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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