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knossos

/ˈ(k)nɔs.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
Knos-sos
IPA
/ˈ(k)nɔs.əs/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient city and archaeological site in the island of Crete, in modern Greece.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κνωσός (Knōsós); perhaps from pre-Greek.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Κνωσός

Inflected Forms

Cnossus (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce knossos?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈ(k)nɔs.əs/.
What does knossos mean?
An ancient city and archaeological site in the island of Crete, in modern Greece.
Where does knossos come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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