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deuterocanonical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
deute-ro-canon-i-cal
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being of the second canon of the Old Testament of the Bible, and not accepted by some Christians. Part of the Apocrypha.

adj

Of, within, or according to a decidedly lesser canon of installments in a franchise.

Etymology

From deutero- + canonical.

Word Breakdown

Phrases

including the Letter of Jeremiah Ben Sira Song of the Three Children Bel and the Dragon 1 Esdras 3 Esdras 2 Esdras 4 Esdras

Frequently Paired Words

Baruch including the Letter of Jeremiah Ben Sira Sirach Ecclesiasticus Song of the Three Children Susanna Bel and the Dragon

Questions

What does deuterocanonical mean?
Being of the second canon of the Old Testament of the Bible, and not accepted by some Christians. Part of the Apocrypha.
Where does deuterocanonical come from?
From deutero- + canonical.

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