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hippias

/ˈhɪpiəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
hip-pias
IPA
/ˈhɪpiəs/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Greek sophist and contemporary of Socrates.

Etymology

Via Latin Hippias, from Ancient Greek Ἱππίας (Hippías).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Hippias, Ἱππίας

Questions

How do you pronounce hippias?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪpiəs/.
What does hippias mean?
Greek sophist and contemporary of Socrates.
Where does hippias come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce hippias

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