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glyptotheca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
glyp-tothe-ca
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A room or building devoted to displaying works of sculpture.

Etymology

From French glyptothèque, from Ancient Greek γλυπτός (gluptós, “carved, engraved”) + Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “box or chest”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: glyptothèque, γλυπτός, θήκη

Inflected Forms

glyptothecas (plural) glyptothecae (plural)

Synonyms

glyptotheque

Questions

What does glyptotheca mean?
A room or building devoted to displaying works of sculpture.
Where does glyptotheca come from?
It is traced to French.

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