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telmatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tel-mat-ic
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to stagnant water, typically a marsh, swamp, fen or bog; freshwater

adj

deposited in a marsh or swamp

Etymology

From telmat- + -ic, from Ancient Greek τέλμᾰ (télmă, “stagnant water; marsh”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

acrotelm catotelm telmatology

Questions

What does telmatic mean?
Relating to stagnant water, typically a marsh, swamp, fen or bog; freshwater
Where does telmatic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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