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ectasia

/ɛkˈteɪzjə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
ec-ta-sia
IPA
/ɛkˈteɪzjə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of ectasis.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκτασία (ektasía), from ἔκτασις (éktasis, “a stretching out”) + -ία (-ía, abstract noun suffix), from ἐκτείνω (ekteínō, “to stretch out”) + -σῐς (-sĭs), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἐκτασία

Usage

Inflected Forms

ectasias (plural)

Derived Forms

angiectasia angioectasia aortectasia dolichoectasia gastrectasia keratectasia sialectasia

Synonyms

ectasis

Questions

How do you pronounce ectasia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛkˈteɪzjə/.
What does ectasia mean?
Synonym of ectasis.
Where does ectasia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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