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microseme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-croseme
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the orbital index relatively narrow, therefore having eye sockets far away.

Archaic

Etymology

From micro- + Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign, mark”). Compare French microsème.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more microseme (comparative) most microseme (superlative)

Antonyms

megaseme

Questions

What does microseme mean?
Having the orbital index relatively narrow, therefore having eye sockets far away.
Where does microseme come from?
From micro- + Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign, mark”). Compare French microsème.

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