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ceratium

/sɪˈɹeɪʃ(ɪ)əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cer-atium
IPA
/sɪˈɹeɪʃ(ɪ)əm/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An orchid (Eria compressa).

Etymology

From Latin cerātium (“carob”), from Ancient Greek κερᾱ́τῐον (kerā́tĭon, “little horn, carob”), diminutive of κέρᾰς (kérăs, “horn”). Doublet of carat, karat, and quilate.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ḱerh₂-, cerātium, κερᾱ́τῐον

Questions

How do you pronounce ceratium?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈɹeɪʃ(ɪ)əm/.
What does ceratium mean?
An orchid (Eria compressa).
Where does ceratium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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