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embryon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-bry-on
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of embryo.

Archaic

adj

Embryonic.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Medieval Latin embryon, from Ancient Greek ἔμβρυον (émbruon, “newborn animal, embryo”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: embryon, ἔμβρυον

Usage

Inflected Forms

embryons (plural) more embryon (comparative) most embryon (superlative)

Questions

What does embryon mean?
Archaic form of embryo.
Where does embryon come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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