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adespota

/əˈdɛspətə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
adespota
IPA
/əˈdɛspətə/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Literary works not attributed to (or claimed by) an author. (Originally used as a title of collections of anonymous Greek poetry.)

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Etymology

From New Latin adespota (“anonymous literary works”), substantivised neuter plural of the adjective adespotos (“anonymous; undedicated”, of books), from Ancient Greek ἀδέσποτος (adéspotos, “anonymous”, of rumours or writings), from ἀ- (a-, “without”, alpha privative) + δεσπότης (despótēs, “master”). Compare despot.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: adespota, ἀδέσποτος

Questions

How do you pronounce adespota?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈdɛspətə/.
What does adespota mean?
Literary works not attributed to (or claimed by) an author. (Originally used as a title of collections of anonymous Greek poetry.)
Where does adespota come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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