Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

praesepe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prae-sepe
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Beehive Cluster, an open cluster in the constellation Cancer.

Example Sentences

"Cancer was occupied by a scarab in Egypt, so the general shape of animal may have been suggested by Praesepe."

Etymology

From Latin praes(a)epe (“enclousre, pen, name of star cluster”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: praesaepe

Questions

What does praesepe mean?: The Beehive Cluster, an open cluster in the constellation Cancer.
Where does praesepe come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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