Speakur

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post-hittite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
post-hit-tite
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the period that followed the collapse of the Hittite Empire around 1180 BCE.

adj

Neo-Hittite.

noun

A native or inhabitant of any polity that emerged after the fall of the Hittite Empire.

noun

A Neo-Hittite.

Etymology

From post- (“after”) + Hittite.

Inflected Forms

post-Hittites (plural)

Questions

What does post-hittite mean?
Of or relating to the period that followed the collapse of the Hittite Empire around 1180 BCE.
Where does post-hittite come from?
From post- (“after”) + Hittite.

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