Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epistyle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epistyle
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; an architrave.

Etymology

Latin epistylium, Ancient Greek: compare French épistyle.

Inflected Forms

epistyles (plural)

Questions

What does epistyle mean?: A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; an architrave.
Where does epistyle come from?: Latin epistylium, Ancient Greek: compare French épistyle.

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