Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eccyclema

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ec-cy-clema
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wheeled device, used in ancient Greek plays, that could be rolled out to allow a tableau to be viewed.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐκκῠκλέω (ekkŭkléō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek ἐκκύκλημα (ekkúklēma)lbor. English eccyclema Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκκύκλημα (ekkúklēma).

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does eccyclema mean?
A wheeled device, used in ancient Greek plays, that could be rolled out to allow a tableau to be viewed.
Where does eccyclema come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐκκῠκλέω (ekkŭkléō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek ἐκκύκλημα (ekkúklēma)lbor. English eccyclema Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκκύκλημα (ekkúklēma).

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