Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anticlea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-clea
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A queen of Ithaca, the wife of King Laërtes.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀντίκλεια (Antíkleia, literally “without fame”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἀντίκλεια

Inflected Forms

Anticlia (alternative)

Questions

What does anticlea mean?: A queen of Ithaca, the wife of King Laërtes.
Where does anticlea come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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