horologe
/ˈhɔɹəˌloʊd͡ʒ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He'll watch the horologe a double set, If drink rock not his cradle."
- "A SOUL is not like wind (spiritus, or breath) contained within a capsule; the ALMIGHTY MAKER is not like a Clockmaker that once, in old immemorial ages, having made his Horologe of a Universe, sits ever since and sees it go! Not at all. Hence comes Atheism; come, as we say, many other isms […]"
- "The custodian of the horologe at Ely (1291) was paid 3s. annually for looking after something, which cannot have been a trifling object, for many labourers would gladly have done a month's hard work for that sum."
Etymology
From Middle English orloge, from Norman oriloge, from Old French orloge, from Latin hōrologium (“sundial”), from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). Cognate with French horloge, Italian orologio, and Spanish reloj. Doublet of Horologium and horologium.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: orloge, oriloge, hōrologium, ὡρολόγιον
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɔɹəˌloʊd͡ʒ/
- British English: /ˈhɒrəlɒd͡ʒ/