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hipparchus

/hɪˈpɑɹkəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
Hip-par-chus
IPA
/hɪˈpɑɹkəs/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἵππαρχος (Hípparkhos).

Rhymes With

carcass

Questions

How do you pronounce hipparchus?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɪˈpɑɹkəs/.
What does hipparchus mean?
An ancient Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician.
Where does hipparchus come from?
From Ancient Greek Ἵππαρχος (Hípparkhos).

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