Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epigraphic

/ɛpɪɡˈɹafɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: epi-graph-ic
IPA: /ɛpɪɡˈɹafɪk/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy.

Example Sentences

"How well does it work? The team behind Aeneas asked 23 people with epigraphic expertise, ranging from masters students to professors, to try the system out."

Etymology

From New Latin epigraphicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπῐγρᾰφῐκός (epĭgrăphĭkós). By surface analysis, epigraph + -ic.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: epigraphicus, ἐπῐγρᾰφῐκός

Inflected Forms

more epigraphic (comparative) most epigraphic (superlative)

Derived Forms

epigraphical epigraphically

Frequently Paired Words

anepigraphic pseudepigraphic

Rhymes With

traffic graphic geographic demographic photographic pornographic infographic holographic topographic ethnographic stratigraphic oceanographic

Questions

How do you pronounce epigraphic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛpɪɡˈɹafɪk/.
What does epigraphic mean?: Of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy.
Where does epigraphic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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