Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gadarene

/ˈɡadəɹiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: gadarene
IPA: /ˈɡadəɹiːn/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Gadara (near modern-day Umm Qais, in Jordan).

adj

Headlong, as of a flight or rush (with reference to the swine of Matthew VIII:28-32.).

Example Sentences

"Television is a key influence on social culture, yet what it provides is increasingly dominated by the Gadarene rush to grab viewers."
"A gadarene rush to convert from paper to specie in early 1720, led by Law's erstwhile cronies among the court aristocracy, underlined the point."

Etymology

From the Late Latin Gadarēnus, from the Ancient Greek Γαδαρηνός (Gadarēnós, “inhabitant of Gadara”), from Γάδαρα (Gádara, “Gadara”, now “Umm Qais”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Gadarēnus, Γαδαρηνός

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɡadəɹiːn/

Inflected Forms

more Gadarene (comparative) most Gadarene (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce gadarene?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡadəɹiːn/.
What does gadarene mean?: Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Gadara (near modern-day Umm Qais, in Jordan).
Where does gadarene come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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