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asclepiades

/æs.kləˈpaɪ.ə.diːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
as-cle-pi-ades
IPA
/æs.kləˈpaɪ.ə.diːz/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Asclepiad (“any one of the children of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama)”)

noun

Alternative form of Asclepiad (“member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepius, known as physicians or healers”)

name

A male given name of historical usage

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ἀσκληπιάδης

Inflected Forms

Asclepiadae (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Aceso Aglaea Aratus Hygieia Hygiea Iaso Machaon Meditrina

Questions

How do you pronounce asclepiades?
The recorded pronunciation is /æs.kləˈpaɪ.ə.diːz/.
What does asclepiades mean?
Alternative form of Asclepiad (“any one of the children of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama)”)
Where does asclepiades come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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