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genethliac

/d͡ʒəˈnɛθ.li.æk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
geneth-li-ac
IPA
/d͡ʒəˈnɛθ.li.æk/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the casting of horoscopes at a person's birth

noun

A person who casts horoscopes.

noun

A birthday poem.

Example Sentences

  • "The follie of our genethliaks, or nativiti-casters."

Etymology

From Latin genethliacus, from Ancient Greek γενεθλιακός (genethliakós, “belonging to a birthday”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: γενεθλιακός

Inflected Forms

genethliacs (plural)

Derived Forms

genethliacal

Questions

How do you pronounce genethliac?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒəˈnɛθ.li.æk/.
What does genethliac mean?
Of or pertaining to the casting of horoscopes at a person's birth
Where does genethliac come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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