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melanochroic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
melanochroic
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a dark complexion; dark-skinned

Obsolete

Etymology

From melano- + -chroic from Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs, “complexion”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more melanochroic (comparative) most melanochroic (superlative)

Questions

What does melanochroic mean?
Having a dark complexion; dark-skinned
Where does melanochroic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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