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taphophobe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tapho-phobe
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person with an irrational fear of being buried alive.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “grave”), + -phobe.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

taphophobes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

taphophobia taphophobic

Questions

What does taphophobe mean?
A person with an irrational fear of being buried alive.
Where does taphophobe come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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