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medicean

/mɛdɪˈtʃiːən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
medicean
IPA
/mɛdɪˈtʃiːən/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Designating the four largest moons of Jupiter (Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto), as named by Galileo in honour of his future patron Cosimo II de' Medici.

adj

Pertaining to the Medici family.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From post-classical Latin Mediceus (16th century; from the family name Medici) + -an.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /mɛdɪˈtʃiːən/

Inflected Forms

more Medicean (comparative) most Medicean (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce medicean?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɛdɪˈtʃiːən/.
What does medicean mean?
Designating the four largest moons of Jupiter (Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto), as named by Galileo in honour of his future patron Cosimo II de' Medici.
Where does medicean come from?
From post-classical Latin Mediceus (16th century; from the family name Medici) + -an.

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