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fire philosopher

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
fire philoso-pher
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of alchemist.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

A calque of Latin philosophus per ignem (“philosopher by fire”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: philosophus per ignem

Usage

Inflected Forms

fire philosophers (plural)

Synonyms

alchemist

Questions

What does fire philosopher mean?
Synonym of alchemist.
Where does fire philosopher come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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