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idaean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
idaean
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to Mount Ida, the name given to a mountain near ancient Troy, and to a mountain of Crete, sometimes held to be the birthplace of Zeus.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin Idaeus (from Ancient Greek Ἰδαῖος (Idaîos)) + -an.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Idaean (comparative) most Idaean (superlative) Idean (alternative) Idæan (alternative, archaic)

Questions

What does idaean mean?
Pertaining to Mount Ida, the name given to a mountain near ancient Troy, and to a mountain of Crete, sometimes held to be the birthplace of Zeus.
Where does idaean come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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