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heptameron

/hɛpˈtæməɹɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hep-tameron
IPA
/hɛpˈtæməɹɑn/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A literary work whose action covers a period of seven days.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- Proto-Indo-European *Héh₂mr̥ Proto-Hellenic *ā́mər Ancient Greek ἦμαρ (êmar) Ancient Greek ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā) English heptameron From hepta- + Ancient Greek ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”).

Inflected Forms

heptamerons (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce heptameron?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɛpˈtæməɹɑn/.
What does heptameron mean?
A literary work whose action covers a period of seven days.
Where does heptameron come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- Proto-Indo-European *Héh₂mr̥ Proto-Hellenic *ā́mər Ancient Greek ἦμαρ (êmar) Ancient Greek ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā) English heptameron From hepta- + Ancient Greek ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”).

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