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heroon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
heroon
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb.

Etymology

From Latin hērōon, from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērōîon), from ἡρῷος (hērōîos, “of a hero”).

Inflected Forms

heroons (plural) heroa (plural)

Questions

What does heroon mean?
A temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb.
Where does heroon come from?
From Latin hērōon, from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērōîon), from ἡρῷος (hērōîos, “of a hero”).

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