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oberon

/ˈoʊbərɒn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
oberon
IPA
/ˈoʊbərɒn/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A fictional character in medieval and Renaissance literature, the king of the fairies, appearing for example in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Etymology

Earlier Auberon, from Old French Alberon, partial loan translation from Middle High German Alberich, literally ‘elf king, fairy king’, from alp + -rich << Proto-Germanic *rīks.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Alberon, Alberich, *rīks

Inflected Forms

Auberon (alternative)

Derived Forms

Oberonian

Questions

How do you pronounce oberon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊbərɒn/.
What does oberon mean?
A fictional character in medieval and Renaissance literature, the king of the fairies, appearing for example in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Where does oberon come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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