Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proceleusmatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-celeusmat-ic
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metrical foot consisting of four short syllables.

adj

Inciting; animating; encouraging.

adj

Consisting of four short syllables; composed of metrical feet of four short syllables each.

Example Sentences

"The ancient proceleusmatic song , by which the rowers of gallies were animated , may be supposed to have been of this kind"

Etymology

From Latin proceleusmaticus, from Ancient Greek προκελευσματικός (prokeleusmatikós), to rouse to action beforehand, to incite.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: προκελευσματικός

Inflected Forms

proceleusmatics (plural) more proceleusmatic (comparative) most proceleusmatic (superlative)

Questions

What does proceleusmatic mean?: A metrical foot consisting of four short syllables.
Where does proceleusmatic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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