Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canticle of canticles

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: can-ti-cle of -can-ti-cles
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Song of Songs, a canonical book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.

Etymology

A calque of Latin Canticum Canticorum (“Song of Songs”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Canticum Canticorum

Inflected Forms

the Canticle of Canticles (canonical)

Synonyms

Song of Songs

Questions

What does canticle of canticles mean?: Synonym of Song of Songs, a canonical book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.
Where does canticle of canticles come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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