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manichord

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mani-chord
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A clavichord.

Etymology

From Latin monochordon, from Ancient Greek μονόχορδον (monókhordon), influenced by Latin manus (“hand”). So called because it originally had only one string. See monochord.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: μονόχορδον

Inflected Forms

manichords (plural)

Questions

What does manichord mean?
A clavichord.
Where does manichord come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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