Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taeniform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: taeni-form
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like a ribbon; ribbonlike.

Archaic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “band, ribbon”) + -iform.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ταινία
Suffix: iform

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does taeniform mean?: Shaped like a ribbon; ribbonlike.
Where does taeniform come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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