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doryphoros

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
do-ryphoros
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spear-bearing soldier (nowadays, a statue of a man holding a spear, or appearing to do so).

Etymology

From Latin doryphoros, from Ancient Greek [Term?], literally "spear-bearing".

Origin

Inflected Forms

doryphoroi (plural)

Phrases

spear carrier

Frequently Paired Words

spear carrier

Questions

What does doryphoros mean?
A spear-bearing soldier (nowadays, a statue of a man holding a spear, or appearing to do so).
Where does doryphoros come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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