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erasmus

/ɪˈɹæzməs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
eras-mus
IPA
/ɪˈɹæzməs/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam), a Dutch humanist and theologian.

name

A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English.

name

Ellipsis of Erasmus Programme, a student exchange programme established in 1987.

noun

An exchange student taking part in an Erasmus Programme.

noun

A study period as part of the Erasmus Programme.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Erasmus. The EU student exchange programme is named after Erasmus of Rotterdam, and also a backronym for “European [Community] Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students”.

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Erasmuses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Erasmian

Questions

How do you pronounce erasmus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈɹæzməs/.
What does erasmus mean?
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam), a Dutch humanist and theologian.
Where does erasmus come from?
From Medieval Latin Erasmus. The EU student exchange programme is named after Erasmus of Rotterdam, and also a backronym for “European [Community] Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students”.

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