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erythraean sea

/ˌɛɹɪˈθɹi.ən siː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
ery-thraean sea
IPA
/ˌɛɹɪˈθɹi.ən siː/
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Red Sea together with the Gulf of Aden, sometimes also including the neighboring Indian Ocean.

Obsolete

Etymology

Partial calque of Latin Erythraeum mare, itself a partial calque of Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα (Eruthrà thálassa).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Erythraean Sea (canonical) Erythræan Sea (alternative, archaic)

Questions

How do you pronounce erythraean sea?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛɹɪˈθɹi.ən siː/.
What does erythraean sea mean?
The Red Sea together with the Gulf of Aden, sometimes also including the neighboring Indian Ocean.
Where does erythraean sea come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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