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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orphean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
or-phean
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythical poet and musician.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Orpheus + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Orphean (comparative) most Orphean (superlative)

Phrases

Orphean warbler

Questions

What does orphean mean?
Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythical poet and musician.
Where does orphean come from?
From Orpheus + -an.

How to pronounce orphean

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