palmyrene
/ˌpæl.mɚˈiːn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A native or inhabitant of ancient Palmyra or Palmyrena.
name
name
Alternative form of Palmyrena.
Example Sentences
- "The contrast between the deterrent lion with open mouth and luxurious mane and the peaceful antelope is striking, so more since the antelope is represented in profile while the lion, on the contrary, fully obeys the artistic law of frontality which is one of the most characteristic features of Palmyrene art.² Only early examples of Palmyrene sculpture from the first century B.C. and the beginning of the first century A.D. still show representations of human beings in profile."
- "From Rome came the legend of the twins Romulus and Remus being suckled by a she-wolf, illustrated on a battered relief found in the Palmyrene temple of Bel;"
- "This cave housed an extended Palmyrene family, as indicated by the script used in some of the inscriptions and by some of the names of the interned."
- "The reverse presents to our view a ſtrange fort of inſtrument, or machine, which perhaps may be imagined to repreſent a key, beſides ſome traces of characters in a great measure defaced, and, if I am not vaſtly miſtaken, four intire Palmyrene letters."
- "The names of the deities retain their Palmyrene form in both the Palmyrene and Greek versions."
- "An isolated ostracon has turned up in Germany,² but otherwise there is nothing comparable to the geographic spread of the Nabataean and, above all, the Palmyrene inscriptions, the latter spanning from South Shields (in northern England) to Soqotra."
Etymology
From Latin Palmȳrēnus, from Ancient Greek Παλμυρηνός (Palmurēnós). By surface analysis, Palmyra + -ene.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Palmȳrēnus, Παλμυρηνός, Παλμυρηνή
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌpæl.mɚˈiːn/
- British English: /ˈpæl.mɪˌɹiːn/