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asclepiad

/əˈskliː.pi.æd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
as-cle-pi-ad
IPA
/əˈskliː.pi.æd/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any one of the children of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama).

noun

A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepius, known as physicians or healers.

noun

A choriambic verse consisting of four metrical feet: a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus. First used by the ancient Greek poet Asclepiades of Samos.

noun

Any member of the Asclepiadaceae.

noun

Alternative form of Asclepiad.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin Asclēpiadēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Asclēpiadēs, Ἀσκληπιάδης, Asclēpiadēus, Ἀσκληπιάδειος, Asclepias, asclēpias

Inflected Forms

Asclepiads (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Asclepiades Asclepiadean

Questions

How do you pronounce asclepiad?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈskliː.pi.æd/.
What does asclepiad mean?
Any one of the children of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama).
Where does asclepiad come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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