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prase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
prase
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of cryptocrystalline of a green colour.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A variety of chalcedony, with a green color due to inclusions of actinolite or other iron-bearing minerals.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin prasius, from Ancient Greek πράσιος (prásios, “of a green colour”), from πράσον (práson, “leek”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: πράσιος

Usage

Inflected Forms

prases (plural)

Derived Forms

prasoid

Questions

What does prase mean?
A variety of cryptocrystalline of a green colour.
Where does prase come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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