Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phrontisterion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phron-tis-te-ri-on
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Greek educational institution that operated from 1682/3 to 1921 in Trabzon in the Ottoman Empire, now Turkey.

noun

Alternative form of phrontistery.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φροντιστήριον (Phrontistḗrion).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Φροντιστήριον

Inflected Forms

the Phrontisterion (canonical) phrontisteria (plural)

Questions

What does phrontisterion mean?: A Greek educational institution that operated from 1682/3 to 1921 in Trabzon in the Ottoman Empire, now Turkey.
Where does phrontisterion come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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