Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mnemosyne

/nɪˈmɒ.sɪ.ni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: mnemosyne
IPA: /nɪˈmɒ.sɪ.ni/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Titaness and the personification of thought, intellect and memory, who is the daughter of Gaia and Uranus, and the mother of the Muses by Zeus.

name

57 Mnemosyne, a main belt asteroid.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μνημοσύνη (Mnēmosúnē).

Derived Forms

zenosyne

Questions

How do you pronounce mnemosyne?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɪˈmɒ.sɪ.ni/.
What does mnemosyne mean?: A Titaness and the personification of thought, intellect and memory, who is the daughter of Gaia and Uranus, and the mother of the Muses by Zeus.
Where does mnemosyne come from?: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μνημοσύνη (Mnēmosúnē).

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