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demosthenes

/dɪˈmɒsθəniːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
de-mos-thenes
IPA
/dɪˈmɒsθəniːz/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs), famously borne by Demosthenes, the Athenian statesman and orator of 4th century BC.

Etymology

From Latin Dēmosthenēs, from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Dēmosthenēs, Δημοσθένης

Derived Forms

Demosthenian Demosthenean

Frequently Paired Words

Demosthenic

Questions

How do you pronounce demosthenes?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈmɒsθəniːz/.
What does demosthenes mean?
A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs), famously borne by Demosthenes, the Athenian statesman and orator of 4th century BC.
Where does demosthenes come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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