Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epirrhema

/ɛpɪˈɹiːmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epir-rhe-ma
IPA: /ɛpɪˈɹiːmə/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An address, usually dealing with public affairs, spoken by the leader of the chorus after the parabasis in an Ancient Greek comedy.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίρρημα (epírrhēma).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἐπίρρημα

Inflected Forms

epirrhemata (plural) epirrhemas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

parabasis

Questions

How do you pronounce epirrhema?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛpɪˈɹiːmə/.
What does epirrhema mean?: An address, usually dealing with public affairs, spoken by the leader of the chorus after the parabasis in an Ancient Greek comedy.
Where does epirrhema come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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