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manichee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
manichee
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Manichaean.

adj

Alternative form of Manichaean.

Etymology

Originally a plurale tantum; from the Middle English Manichēs, Manichēes, Manachēes, Manychēis, from the post-Classical Latin Manichaeī, the nominative plural form of Manichaeus, from the Byzantine Greek Μανιχαῖος (Manikhaîos, “Manichaean”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Maniches, Manichaeī, Μανιχαῖος

Inflected Forms

Manichees (plural)

Synonyms

manichaean manichean

Questions

What does manichee mean?
Alternative form of Manichaean.
Where does manichee come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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