Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pre-nectarian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-nec-tar-i-an
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The epoch in the lunar geologic timescale that occurred between 4533 million years ago to 3920 million years ago.

Etymology

From pre- + Nectarian.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

the pre-Nectarian (canonical) Prenectarian (alternative)

Questions

What does pre-nectarian mean?: The epoch in the lunar geologic timescale that occurred between 4533 million years ago to 3920 million years ago.
Where does pre-nectarian come from?: From pre- + Nectarian.

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