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pyrexia

/paɪˈrɛk.si.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
py-rex-i-a
IPA
/paɪˈrɛk.si.ə/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fever.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Trench fever.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From post-classical Latin pyrexia, from Ancient Greek πυρεξία (purexía, “feverishness”), from πυρετός (puretós, “fever”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /paɪˈrɛk.si.ə/
  • British English: /pʌɪˈrɛk.si.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pyrexias (plural) pyrexiae (plural)

Derived Forms

antipyrexial apyrexia pyrexic pyrexial

Frequently Paired Words

hyperpyrexia hypopyrexia

Synonyms

fever febrility febricity feverishness

Questions

How do you pronounce pyrexia?
The recorded pronunciation is /paɪˈrɛk.si.ə/.
What does pyrexia mean?
Fever.
Where does pyrexia come from?
From post-classical Latin pyrexia, from Ancient Greek πυρεξία (purexía, “feverishness”), from πυρετός (puretós, “fever”).

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