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dichroous

/ˈdaɪ.kɹəʊ.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dichroous
IPA
/ˈdaɪ.kɹəʊ.əs/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Archaic form of dichroic.

Archaic

Etymology

from Ancient Greek δίχρως (díkhrōs, “two-coloured”), (from δι- (di-, “two”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “colour, complexion”)) + -ous.

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce dichroous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪ.kɹəʊ.əs/.
What does dichroous mean?
Archaic form of dichroic.
Where does dichroous come from?
from Ancient Greek δίχρως (díkhrōs, “two-coloured”), (from δι- (di-, “two”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “colour, complexion”)) + -ous.

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