Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haplo-

/ˈhæplə-/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
hap-lo-
IPA
/ˈhæplə-/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Haploid: having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.

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Un-duplicating: where there was two identical copies, deleting the redundant copy. Analogy to haploid in genetics.

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Simple.

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Single.

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Haplic: soil that is typical of its kind.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Hellenic *hə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̔- (hă-) Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos) Ancient Greek ᾰ̔πλόος (hăplóos)der. English haplo- Combining form from Ancient Greek ἁπλόος (haplóos, “single, simple”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

haploandesitic haplocheirus haplochromine haplochromis haplocoelopsis haplogranitic haplophase haplotephritic haploabnormal haploallele haploblock haplodepletion

Questions

How do you pronounce haplo-?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæplə-/.
What does haplo- mean?
Haploid: having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
Where does haplo- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce haplo-

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