Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basilides

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: basilides
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name of historical usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Basilidēs, from Ancient Greek Βασιλείδης (Basileídēs).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Βασιλείδης

Frequently Paired Words

Basilidian

Questions

What does basilides mean?: A male given name of historical usage
Where does basilides come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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