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diacope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-a-cope
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of tmesis.

Uncountable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin diacopē, from Ancient Greek διακοπή (diakopḗ, “gash, cleft, rupture”), from διά (diá, “through, across”) + κοπή (kopḗ, “cutting”)

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

diacopic

Synonyms

tmesis

Questions

What does diacope mean?
Synonym of tmesis.
Where does diacope come from?
Learned borrowing from Late Latin diacopē, from Ancient Greek διακοπή (diakopḗ, “gash, cleft, rupture”), from διά (diá, “through, across”) + κοπή (kopḗ, “cutting”)

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