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taphrogeny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
taphroge-ny
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of trench formation by the downward folding of the Earth's crust.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τάφρος (táphros, “ditch; trench; moat”) + γενεια (geneia, “creation; birth; making”). By surface analysis, taphro- + -geny.

Usage

Inflected Forms

taphrogenies (plural)

Derived Forms

taphrogenic

Questions

What does taphrogeny mean?
The process of trench formation by the downward folding of the Earth's crust.
Where does taphrogeny come from?
From Ancient Greek τάφρος (táphros, “ditch; trench; moat”) + γενεια (geneia, “creation; birth; making”). By surface analysis, taphro- + -geny.

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