Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pancratical

/pæŋˈkɹætɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pan-crat-i-cal
IPA: /pæŋˈkɹætɪkəl/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the pancratium; athletic.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"For as relations declare, he was the most pancratical man of Greece, and as Galen reporteth, and Mercurialis in his Gymnastics representeth, he was able to persist erect upon an oiled plank[…]"

Etymology

See pancratium.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more pancratical (comparative) most pancratical (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

pancratic

Questions

How do you pronounce pancratical?: The recorded pronunciation is /pæŋˈkɹætɪkəl/.
What does pancratical mean?: Of or relating to the pancratium; athletic.
Where does pancratical come from?: See pancratium.

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