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electra

/ɪˈlɛktɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
elec-tra
IPA
/ɪˈlɛktɹə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of several mythical women, including a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, one of the Pleiades, and one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.

name

One of the stars in the Pleiades star cluster.

name

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἠλέκτρα (Ēléktra), from ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”), related to ἠλέκτωρ (ēléktōr, “shining sun”).

Inflected Forms

Elektra (alternative)

Rhymes With

spectra elektra

Questions

How do you pronounce electra?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈlɛktɹə/.
What does electra mean?
Any of several mythical women, including a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, one of the Pleiades, and one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.
Where does electra come from?
From Ancient Greek Ἠλέκτρα (Ēléktra), from ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”), related to ἠλέκτωρ (ēléktōr, “shining sun”).

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