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symblepharon

/sɪmˈblɛf.ə.ɹɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sym-ble-pharon
IPA
/sɪmˈblɛf.ə.ɹɑn/
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A partial or complete adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συμ- (sum-) (variant of συν- (sun-), from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”)) + βλέφαρον (blépharon, “eyelid”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɪmˈblɛf.ə.ɹɑn/

Inflected Forms

symblepharons (plural) symblephara (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce symblepharon?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪmˈblɛf.ə.ɹɑn/.
What does symblepharon mean?
A partial or complete adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball.
Where does symblepharon come from?
From Ancient Greek συμ- (sum-) (variant of συν- (sun-), from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”)) + βλέφαρον (blépharon, “eyelid”).

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