Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antoeci

/ænˈtiːsaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-toe-ci
IPA: /ænˈtiːsaɪ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inhabitants at two points on the globe that share a longitude and for which the sum of their degrees of latitude equals zero.

Example Sentences

"Antœci are such as dwell under the same Meridian and the same Latitude or Parallel equally distant from the Æquator; the one northward, the other Southward; the days in both places being of a length; but the Summer of the one being the others winter."
"Antichthones…comprehend both the Antipodes and Antœci, or all beyond the Line[.]"
"Antœci…have their noon, or midnight, or any other hour at the same time; but their seasons are contrary, being spring to the one, when it is autumn with the other."

Etymology

From the Latin antoecī, from the Ancient Greek ἄντοικοι (ántoikoi, “dwellers opposite”), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “dwelling”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἄντοικοι

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ænˈtiːsaɪ/

Inflected Forms

antoikoi (alternative) antœci (alternative)

Derived Forms

antoecian

Frequently Paired Words

antipodeans ecumene perioeci

Questions

How do you pronounce antoeci?: The recorded pronunciation is /ænˈtiːsaɪ/.
What does antoeci mean?: The inhabitants at two points on the globe that share a longitude and for which the sum of their degrees of latitude equals zero.
Where does antoeci come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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