Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nephelite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nephelite
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of nepheline.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) + -ite.

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What does nephelite mean?
Synonym of nepheline.
Where does nephelite come from?
From Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) + -ite.

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