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petrous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
petrous
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling rock or stone in its hardness.

adj

Of the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear.

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Middle French petreux, from Latin petrōsus, from petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, petreux, petrōsus, πέτρα

Derived Forms

intrapetrous

Synonyms

stonelike

Questions

What does petrous mean?
Resembling rock or stone in its hardness.
Where does petrous come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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