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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dione

/daɪˈoʊni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
dione
IPA
/daɪˈoʊni/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Mother of Aphrodite, and possibly the same as the goddess Rhea.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A moon in Jupiter system, Solar System; The fourth largest moon of Saturn.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from French

Countable; Uncountable

noun

diketone

Etymology

From Latin Diōnē (“of Jupiter”), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, “of Zeus”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Diōnē, Διώνη

Usage

Inflected Forms

Diones (plural)

Derived Forms

Dionean androstenedione butanedione cyclohexanedione gliquidone hydroxydione menadione mitoquidone octanedione piperidinedione primidone pyrimidinedione

Frequently Paired Words

Deeon Deion Deon Deyon Dion Dionne Dyon

Rhymes With

leon neon dionne deon freon geon

Questions

How do you pronounce dione?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈoʊni/.
What does dione mean?
Mother of Aphrodite, and possibly the same as the goddess Rhea.
Where does dione come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce dione

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