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locrian

/ˈləʊkɹiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
locri-an
IPA
/ˈləʊkɹiən/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the ancient Greek region of Locris.

adj

Designating an ancient Greek mode, of uncertain detail.

adj

Designating a minor scale with the second and fifth scale degrees lowered by a semitone.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin Locris + -an.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Hypolocrian

Phrases

super-Locrian

Questions

How do you pronounce locrian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈləʊkɹiən/.
What does locrian mean?
Pertaining to the ancient Greek region of Locris.
Where does locrian come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce locrian

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