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nomophylax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nomo-phy-lax
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νομοφύλαξ (nomophúlax, “nomophylax”), from νόμος (nómos, “law”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).

Inflected Forms

nomophylakes (plural)

Derived Forms

nomophylactic

Questions

What does nomophylax mean?
A magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.
Where does nomophylax come from?
From Ancient Greek νομοφύλαξ (nomophúlax, “nomophylax”), from νόμος (nómos, “law”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).

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