Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ecthesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ec-the-sis
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An exposition or setting out; used by Aristotle in setting forth various proofs, though the nature of the process is disputed; perhaps simply writing out in letter notation.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκθετικός (ekthetikós).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἐκθετικός

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

The Ecthesis

Frequently Paired Words

ecthetic ecthetically The Ecthesis

Questions

What does ecthesis mean?: An exposition or setting out; used by Aristotle in setting forth various proofs, though the nature of the process is disputed; perhaps simply writing out in letter notation.
Where does ecthesis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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