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callisthenes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
cal-lis-thenes
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Greek historian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Callisthenēs, from Ancient Greek Καλλισθένης (Kallisthénēs).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Καλλισθένης

Questions

What does callisthenes mean?
An ancient Greek historian
Where does callisthenes come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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