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anthropic

/ænˈθɹɑ.pɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
an-throp-ic
IPA
/ænˈθɹɑ.pɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.

Etymology

Originated 1795–1805, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπικός (ánthrōpikós, “pertaining to human”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἄνθρωπικός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ænˈθɹɑ.pɪk/
  • British English: /ænˈθɹɒp.ɪk/

Derived Forms

anthropical anthropically exoanthropic misanthropic nonanthropic paleoanthropic synanthropic theanthropic

Phrases

anthropic coincidence anthropic principle pre-anthropic

Frequently Paired Words

anthropoid humanly humanoid hominine personal bodily intellectual visceral

Synonyms

anthropic human humanish humanlike anthropical

Rhymes With

topic microscopic philanthropic tropic telescopic spectroscopic macroscopic ectopic endoscopic myopic psychotropic atopic

Questions

How do you pronounce anthropic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ænˈθɹɑ.pɪk/.
What does anthropic mean?
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
Where does anthropic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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