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catholicon

/kəˈθɒlɪkɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
catholi-con
IPA
/kəˈθɒlɪkɒn/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supposed universal remedy.

noun

A large urban church used for large gatherings.

name

an early Latin dictionary, the Summa grammaticalis quae vocatur Catholicon

Etymology

Late Middle English, via Medieval Latin from Ancient Greek καθολικόν (katholikón, “that which is universal”), the neuter substantive form of καθολικός (katholikós).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, καθολικόν

Inflected Forms

catholica (plural) catholicons (plural)

Derived Forms

diacatholicon

Synonyms

panacea cure-all nostrum

Questions

How do you pronounce catholicon?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈθɒlɪkɒn/.
What does catholicon mean?
A supposed universal remedy.
Where does catholicon come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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