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dendrogram

/ˈdɛndɹəɡɹæm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
den-dro-gram
IPA
/ˈdɛndɹəɡɹæm/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A treelike diagram used to show the ancestors and descendants of species.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dóruredup. Proto-Indo-European *der-drew-om? Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron) English dendr- English dendro- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)lbor. English -gram English dendrogram From dendro- + -gram.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈdɛndɹəɡɹæm/

Inflected Forms

dendrograms (plural)

Derived Forms

cytodendrogram phylodendrogram

Frequently Paired Words

dendrogramic dendrogrammatic

Questions

How do you pronounce dendrogram?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛndɹəɡɹæm/.
What does dendrogram mean?
A treelike diagram used to show the ancestors and descendants of species.
Where does dendrogram come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dóruredup. Proto-Indo-European *der-drew-om? Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron) English dendr- English dendro- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)lbor. English -gram English dendrogram From dendro- + -gram.

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