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dendrolatry

/dɛnˈdɹɒlətɹɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
den-dro-la-try
IPA
/dɛnˈdɹɒlətɹɪ/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The worship of trees.

Uncountable

Etymology

From dendro- + -latry, from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) + λατρεία (latreía, “worship”))

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɛnˈdɹɒlətɹɪ/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce dendrolatry?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɛnˈdɹɒlətɹɪ/.
What does dendrolatry mean?
The worship of trees.
Where does dendrolatry come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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