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myopsis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
my-op-sis
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The appearance of muscae volitantes.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa, “fly”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “sight”). Although myopia is superficially very similar in both the English and original Greek forms, the first parts of the two compounds aren't related.

Usage

Inflected Forms

myopses (plural)

Questions

What does myopsis mean?
The appearance of muscae volitantes.
Where does myopsis come from?
From Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa, “fly”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “sight”). Although myopia is superficially very similar in both the English and original Greek forms, the first parts of the two compounds aren't related.

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