Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homoioptoton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-moiop-to-ton
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rhetorical figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁμοιóπτωτον (homoióptōton, “in a like case”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὁμοιóπτωτον

Inflected Forms

homoioptota (plural) homoeoptoton (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

homoeoprophoron

Questions

What does homoioptoton mean?: A rhetorical figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally.
Where does homoioptoton come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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