Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pre-samnite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: pre-sam-nite
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of or pertaining to the civilizations that existed in areas colonized by the Samnites prior to said colonization

adj

Alternative letter-case form of pre-Samnite.

Example Sentences

"The walls of Pompeii show different methods of construction which date from Samnite and pre-Samnite times"
"Pre-Samnite (i.e., pre-Oscan) is the name given to a handful of inscriptions found in Campania and Lucania, dating from before 500 B.C."

Etymology

From pre- + Samnite.

Questions

What does pre-samnite mean?: of or pertaining to the civilizations that existed in areas colonized by the Samnites prior to said colonization
Where does pre-samnite come from?: From pre- + Samnite.

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