Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anchialine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-chia-line
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being or relating to a landlocked body of water with a subterranean connection to the ocean.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγχίαλος (ankhíalos, “near the sea”), from ἄγχι (ánkhi) and ἅλς (háls), + -ine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does anchialine mean?
Being or relating to a landlocked body of water with a subterranean connection to the ocean.
Where does anchialine come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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