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ostracum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-tracum
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fragment of pottery.

noun

The middle layer of a molluscan shell.

Etymology

From New Latin ostracum, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “pottery fragment; shell”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ostracum, ὄστρακον

Inflected Forms

ostraca (plural)

Derived Forms

periostracum

Phrases

pro-ostracum

Frequently Paired Words

ostracize

Questions

What does ostracum mean?
A fragment of pottery.
Where does ostracum come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce ostracum

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