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synaphea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
synaphea
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The metrical continuity between one colon and another.

Uncountable

noun

Mutual connection of all the verses in a system, so that they are scanned as one verse, as in anapaestics.

Uncountable

noun

Elision or synalepha, at the end of a line, of the final vowel of a dactylic hexameter before the initial vowel of the next.

Uncountable

noun

Any plant of the genus Synaphea, especially one of the type species Synaphea petiolaris.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to join together”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: συνάπτω, Synaphea

Usage

Inflected Forms

synapheia (alternative) synapheas (plural)

Phrases

granite synaphea Helena synaphea Albany synaphea

Questions

What does synaphea mean?
The metrical continuity between one colon and another.
Where does synaphea come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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