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granicus

/ɡɹəˈnaɪkəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
grani-cus
IPA
/ɡɹəˈnaɪkəs/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in northwestern Anatolia, where Alexander the Great defeated the forces of the Persian Empire under Darius III

Etymology

From Latin Granicus, from Ancient Greek Γρανικός (Granikós).

Rhymes With

amicus ficus andronicus umbilicus spicous posticous

Questions

How do you pronounce granicus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹəˈnaɪkəs/.
What does granicus mean?
A river in northwestern Anatolia, where Alexander the Great defeated the forces of the Persian Empire under Darius III
Where does granicus come from?
From Latin Granicus, from Ancient Greek Γρανικός (Granikós).

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