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cilia

/ˈsɪ.li.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
ci-li-a
IPA
/ˈsɪ.li.ə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of cilium

Etymology

From Latin cilia; by surface analysis, cili(um) + -a.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

ciliferous ciliform ciliome

Homonyms

sillier (non-rhotic)

Rhymes With

pedophilia necrophilia sillier haemophilia philia milia biophilia zoophilia juvenilia kabylia autogynephilia ephebophilia

Questions

How do you pronounce cilia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪ.li.ə/.
What does cilia mean?
plural of cilium
Where does cilia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce cilia

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