Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oryctognosy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oryc-tog-nosy
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Knowledge about things dug up, especially what is now considered mineralogy.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin oryctognōsia.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

oryctognostic oryctognostical oryctognostically oryctology

Questions

What does oryctognosy mean?: Knowledge about things dug up, especially what is now considered mineralogy.
Where does oryctognosy come from?: From Latin oryctognōsia.

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