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cepheid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
cepheid
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the family Cepheidae

noun

Any jellyfish in the family Cepheidae

noun

A Cepheid variable.

Etymology

From Latin Cephei + -id, from Latin Cepheus, from Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cepheids (plural)

Questions

What does cepheid mean?
Of or pertaining to the family Cepheidae
Where does cepheid come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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