Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paran

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: paran
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A latitude where, at some longitude at a given moment in time, two celestial bodies (or mathematical points, or any such bodies'/points' projections onto the ecliptic) were simultaneously one on the horizon and the other at its highest in the sky (culminating) or lowest below the horizon.

Etymology

Short for paranatellonta, from Greek παρανατέλλοντα

Inflected Forms

parans (plural)

Questions

What does paran mean?: A latitude where, at some longitude at a given moment in time, two celestial bodies (or mathematical points, or any such bodies'/points' projections onto the ecliptic) were simultaneously one on the horizon and the other at its highest in the sky (culminating) or lowest below the horizon.
Where does paran come from?: Short for paranatellonta, from Greek παρανατέλλοντα

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