Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hexameron

/hɛkˈsæ.mə.rɔn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hex-am-eron
IPA: /hɛkˈsæ.mə.rɔn/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story.

noun

The narrative in the Book of Genesis describing the events of the hexameron.

noun

A treatise or sermon concerning the biblical creation story.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of hexameron.

Example Sentences

"He drew melancholy comparisons from Nature: men were compared to wandering clouds that dissolve into nothing, to wavering shadows, and shipwrecked beings, etc. His homilies on the Hexameron, too, shew thought of Nature."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑξαήμερον (hexaḗmeron, “six-day”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἑξαήμερον

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /hɛkˈsæ.mə.rɔn/

Inflected Forms

hexamerons (plural) hexæmeron (alternative) hexaëmeron (alternative) hexaemeron (alternative) hexahemeron (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Decameron

Questions

How do you pronounce hexameron?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɛkˈsæ.mə.rɔn/.
What does hexameron mean?: The six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story.
Where does hexameron come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce hexameron

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