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opisthodomos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
opisthodomos
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A porch at the rear of a temple, set against the blank back wall of the cella.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀπισθόδομος (opisthódomos, “back room”), from ὄπισθεν (ópisthen) + δόμος (dómos).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ὀπισθόδομος

Inflected Forms

opisthodomoi (plural)

Synonyms

opisthodome

Questions

What does opisthodomos mean?
A porch at the rear of a temple, set against the blank back wall of the cella.
Where does opisthodomos come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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