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dietetic

/daɪəˈtɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
di-etet-ic
IPA
/daɪəˈtɛtɪk/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to diet.

adj

Relating to the preparation of food for those on a restricted diet.

Etymology

From Latin diaeteticus, from Ancient Greek διαιτητικός (diaitētikós).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: diaeteticus, διαιτητικός

Inflected Forms

diætetic (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

dietetician dietetics nondietetic

Synonyms

dietetical dietary

Rhymes With

genetic magnetic athletic pathetic aesthetic synthetic sympathetic energetic cosmetic poetic electromagnetic diabetic

Questions

How do you pronounce dietetic?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪəˈtɛtɪk/.
What does dietetic mean?
Relating to diet.
Where does dietetic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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