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theriaca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
the-ri-aca
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of theriac.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Late Latin theriaca, from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ, “of or related to poisonous reptiles”), from θηρίον (thēríon, “little beast”) + -κός (-kós), from θήρ (thḗr, “beast”) + -ίον (-íon, diminutive suffix). Doublet of theriac; compare treacle.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: theriaca, θηριακή

Usage

Inflected Forms

theriacas (plural) theriacae (plural)

Questions

What does theriaca mean?
Alternative spelling of theriac.
Where does theriaca come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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