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bechic

/ˈbiːkɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bechic
IPA
/ˈbiːkɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or relieving, a cough.

Dated

noun

A medicine for relieving coughs.

Dated

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French béchique or its source Latin bēchicus (“of or for a cough”), from Ancient Greek βηχικός (bēkhikós, “of or for a cough”), from βηχ- (bēkh-), oblique stem of βήξ (bḗx, “cough”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: béchique, bēchicus, βηχικός

Usage

Inflected Forms

more bechic (comparative) most bechic (superlative) bechics (plural)

Derived Forms

antibechic

Questions

How do you pronounce bechic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbiːkɪk/.
What does bechic mean?
Relating to, or relieving, a cough.
Where does bechic come from?
It is traced to French.

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