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greek calends

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
greek -cal-ends
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A time that never occurs; never; when pigs fly.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of Latin ad kalendās Graecās; unlike the Roman calendar, the Greek calendar had no calends.

Inflected Forms

Greek kalends (alternative)

Questions

What does greek calends mean?
A time that never occurs; never; when pigs fly.
Where does greek calends come from?
Calque of Latin ad kalendās Graecās; unlike the Roman calendar, the Greek calendar had no calends.

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