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xenophontic

/ˌzi.noʊˈfɑn.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xenophon-tic
IPA
/ˌzi.noʊˈfɑn.tɪk/
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the language or style of Xenophon.

Literary

Etymology

By surface analysis, Xenophon (“Greek historian and philosopher”) + -tic (adjectival suffix), though possibly derived from Ancient Greek, as suggested by the adjectival suffix being -tic (from Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)), as opposed to -ic (from Latin -icus).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -τῐκός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌzi.noʊˈfɑn.tɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Xenophontic (comparative) most Xenophontic (superlative)

Synonyms

Xenophonian Xenophontean Xenophontian Xenophonic

Questions

How do you pronounce xenophontic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌzi.noʊˈfɑn.tɪk/.
What does xenophontic mean?
Of or relating to the language or style of Xenophon.
Where does xenophontic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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