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cantho-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
can-tho-
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Canthus, corner of the eye where the upper and lower lids meet.

Etymology

From canthus, from Latin canthus (“corner of the eye”), from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, “corner of the eye”). By surface analysis, canth- + -o-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

canth- (alternative)

Questions

What does cantho- mean?
Canthus, corner of the eye where the upper and lower lids meet.
Where does cantho- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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