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cadmea

/kædˈmiː.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cad-mea
IPA
/kædˈmiː.ə/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The citadel of ancient Thebes, Greece.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía), named after Cadmus, the legendary founder of Thebes.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Καδμεία

Inflected Forms

Cadmeia (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce cadmea?
The recorded pronunciation is /kædˈmiː.ə/.
What does cadmea mean?
The citadel of ancient Thebes, Greece.
Where does cadmea come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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