Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oresteia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
oresteia
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BCE

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστεια (Orésteia).

Inflected Forms

the Oresteia (canonical)

Questions

What does oresteia mean?
A trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BCE
Where does oresteia come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστεια (Orésteia).

How to pronounce oresteia

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