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epitrope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
epitrope
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A figure by which permission is either seriously or ironically granted to someone to do what he or she proposes to do, e.g. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin epitrope, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτροπή (epitropḗ, “reference, arbitration”), from ἐπιτρέπω (epitrépō).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: epitrope, ἐπιτροπή

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

epitropy

Questions

What does epitrope mean?
A figure by which permission is either seriously or ironically granted to someone to do what he or she proposes to do, e.g. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still.
Where does epitrope come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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