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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseph-

/psif/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pseph-
IPA
/psif/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

pebble, small stone

prefix

voting, election; ballot box

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble”); the later, electoral sense stems from the ancient Athenian method of voting by putting a pebble in a ballot box (for which sense see psephisma and psephophoria).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /psif/
  • British English: /psiːf/

Derived Forms

psephitic psephite psephomancy psephocracy psephograph psephologically psephological psephologist psephology

Frequently Paired Words

isopsephism isopsephic psephism psephisma psephophoria

Questions

How do you pronounce pseph-?
The recorded pronunciation is /psif/.
What does pseph- mean?
pebble, small stone
Where does pseph- come from?
From the Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble”); the later, electoral sense stems from the ancient Athenian method of voting by putting a pebble in a ballot box (for which sense see psephisma and psephophoria).

How to pronounce pseph-

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