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basilicon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
basil-i-con
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various ointments believed to have “sovereign” virtues.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikón) (also in the form basilicum, via the Latin basilicum), the neuter form of βασιλικός (basilikós, “royal”) (basilicus in Latin), understood as in the phrase βασιλικόν φάρμακον (basilikón phármakon, “royal drug”). Doublet of basil and basilicum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: βασιλικόν

Usage

Inflected Forms

basilicons (plural) basilicum (alternative)

Questions

What does basilicon mean?
Any of various ointments believed to have “sovereign” virtues.
Where does basilicon come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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