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amphictyon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
am-ph-ic-ty-on
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Amphictyones, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτύονες (Amphiktúones), both of which are only attested in the plural. Probably the word originally meant "dwellers around, neighbours".

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Amphictyones, Ἀμφικτύονες

Inflected Forms

amphictyons (plural)

Derived Forms

amphictyonic

Questions

What does amphictyon mean?
One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
Where does amphictyon come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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