Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adinkra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: adinkra
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a set of visual symbols representing concepts or aphorisms, originally created by the Akan of Ghana and the Gyaman of Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa, often used as artistic devices.

noun

A graphical representation of supersymmetric algebras, consisting of coloured finite connected simple graphs that are bipartite and n-regular.

Etymology

Borrowed from Akan adinkra.

Inflected Forms

adinkras (plural)

Questions

What does adinkra mean?: Any of a set of visual symbols representing concepts or aphorisms, originally created by the Akan of Ghana and the Gyaman of Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa, often used as artistic devices.
Where does adinkra come from?: Borrowed from Akan adinkra.

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