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melanous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
melanous
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a dark complexion.

Etymology

From melano- + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more melanous (comparative) most melanous (superlative)

Questions

What does melanous mean?
Having a dark complexion.
Where does melanous come from?
From melano- + -ous.

How to pronounce melanous

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