Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhegma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rheg-ma
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rupture or fracture.

noun

Alternative form of regma.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥῆγμα (rhêgma, “breaking, fracture”). Doublet of regma.

Inflected Forms

rhegmas (plural)

Questions

What does rhegma mean?: A rupture or fracture.
Where does rhegma come from?: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥῆγμα (rhêgma, “breaking, fracture”). Doublet of regma.

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