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alcmene

/ælkˈmiːni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
al-cmene
IPA
/ælkˈmiːni/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Descendant of Perseus and Andromeda, the wife of Amphitryon, and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles/Hercules.

name

82 Alkmene, a main belt asteroid.

Etymology

From Latin Alcmēnē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκμήνη (Alkmḗnē).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Alcmēnē, Ἀλκμήνη

Inflected Forms

Alcmena (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce alcmene?
The recorded pronunciation is /ælkˈmiːni/.
What does alcmene mean?
Descendant of Perseus and Andromeda, the wife of Amphitryon, and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles/Hercules.
Where does alcmene come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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