Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cephalotribe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cephalotribe
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical instrument for performing cephalotripsy.

Etymology

From cephalo- + Ancient Greek τρίβω (tríbō, “to rub, grind”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cephalo-
Root: τρίβω

Inflected Forms

cephalotribes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cephalotripsy

Synonyms

cranioclast

Questions

What does cephalotribe mean?: A surgical instrument for performing cephalotripsy.
Where does cephalotribe come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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