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heliodor

/ˈhiːli.əˌdɔː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
he-liodor
IPA
/ˈhiːli.əˌdɔː(ɹ)/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A richly coloured form of golden beryl found in southwest Africa.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

heliodors (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce heliodor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhiːli.əˌdɔː(ɹ)/.
What does heliodor mean?
A richly coloured form of golden beryl found in southwest Africa.
Where does heliodor come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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