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heptapody

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hep-tapody
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure or series consisting of seven feet.

Etymology

From hepta- + -pody, from Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “seven”) and πούς, ποδός (poús, podós, “foot”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

heptapodies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

monopody dipody tripody tetrapody pentapody hexapody octapody

Synonyms

septenarius

Questions

What does heptapody mean?
A measure or series consisting of seven feet.
Where does heptapody come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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