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deuteronomy

/dutəˈɹɑnəmi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
deuteron-o-my
IPA
/dutəˈɹɑnəmi/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.

Etymology

From the name which the book bears in the Septuagint (Ancient Greek Δευτερονόμιον (Deuteronómion), from δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”) + -ιον (-ion), and in the Vulgate Latin Deuteronomium). This is based upon the erroneous Septuagint rendering of משנה התורה הזאת (mishneh ha-torah ha-zot) (17:18), which grammatically can mean only "a repetition [that is, a copy] of this law," but which is rendered by the Septuagint τὸ Δευτερονόμιον τοῦτο (tò Deuteronómion toûto), as though the expression meant "this repetition of the law."

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dutəˈɹɑnəmi/
  • British English: /djuːtəˈɹɒnəmi/

Derived Forms

Deuteronomist

Frequently Paired Words

deuterium deuteron

Synonyms

Deut.

Rhymes With

economy autonomy astronomy taxonomy gastronomy agronomy metonymy taphonomy aeronomy heteronomy chemotaxonomy toponomy

Questions

How do you pronounce deuteronomy?
The recorded pronunciation is /dutəˈɹɑnəmi/.
What does deuteronomy mean?
The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.
Where does deuteronomy come from?
From the name which the book bears in the Septuagint (Ancient Greek Δευτερονόμιον (Deuteronómion), from δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”) + -ιον (-ion), and in the Vulgate Latin Deuteronomium). This is based upon the erroneous Septuagint rendering of משנה התורה הזאת (mishneh ha-torah ha-zot) (17:18), which grammatically can mean only "a repetition [that is, a copy] of this law," but which is rendered by the Septuagint τὸ Δευτερονόμιον τοῦτο (tò Deuteronómion toûto), as though the expression meant "this repetition of the law."

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