Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olistolith

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: olis-tolith
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a mass of blocks of rock or mud that make up an olistostrome.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō, “to slide”) + -lith.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὀλισθάνω

Inflected Forms

olistoliths (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

listhesis olistostrome

Questions

What does olistolith mean?: Any of a mass of blocks of rock or mud that make up an olistostrome.
Where does olistolith come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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