Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thanatopraxy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thanato-praxy
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Embalming.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French thanatopraxie, German Thanatopraxie, Spanish tanatopraxia, ultimately from Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “dead body”) + πρᾶξις (prâxis, “practice”). Doublet of thanatopraxis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: thanatopraxie, tanatopraxia, θάνατος

Usage

Questions

What does thanatopraxy mean?
Embalming.
Where does thanatopraxy come from?
It is traced to French.

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