Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adelphic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: adel-ph-ic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers

adj

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀδελφικός (adelphikós, “brotherly”), from ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”). By surface analysis, adelpho- + -ic.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀδελφικός

Inflected Forms

more adelphic (comparative) most adelphic (superlative)

Questions

What does adelphic mean?: Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
Where does adelphic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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