Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naumachia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nau-machia
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The recreation of a sea battle staged for entertainment.

noun

The location where such recreated sea battles took place; a building featuring an artificial body of water.

Example Sentences

"BEFORE he went to feed with owls and bats Nebuchadnezzar had an ugly dream, Worse than an Hus'if's when she thinks her cream Made a Naumachia for mice and rats."
"Our clerical guide did not fail us, but took us to see some ancient architectural remains, water tanks, a naumachia and other ruins of a similar sort."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin naumachia, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ναυμαχία (naumakhía). Compare naumachy.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ναυμαχία

Inflected Forms

naumachias (plural) naumachiae (plural)

Synonyms

naumachy

Rhymes With

trachea hakea brachia abrachia amazonomachia

Questions

What does naumachia mean?: The recreation of a sea battle staged for entertainment.
Where does naumachia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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