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calydon

/ˈkælɪˌdɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
ca-ly-don
IPA
/ˈkælɪˌdɑn/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Ancient Greek city in the country of Aetolia, north of the Gulf of Patras in western Greece, on the west bank of the river Evenus.

name

The legendary founding king and eponym of the city of Calydon, whose failure to honor the goddess Artemis in a rite resulted in her sending the Calydonian Boar to lay waste to the city.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καλυδών (Kaludṓn).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkælɪˌdɑn/
  • British English: /ˈkælɪˌdɒn/

Derived Forms

Calydonian

Phrases

Calydonian Boar Calydonian Hunt

Questions

How do you pronounce calydon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkælɪˌdɑn/.
What does calydon mean?
An Ancient Greek city in the country of Aetolia, north of the Gulf of Patras in western Greece, on the west bank of the river Evenus.
Where does calydon come from?
From Ancient Greek Καλυδών (Kaludṓn).

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