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panpipes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
pan-pipes
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top, and is played by blowing across the open end at the top.

Etymology

From Pan (“Greek god of nature”) + pipes.

Inflected Forms

pan pipes (alternative) panpipe (alternative) Pan's-pipes (alternative)

Derived Forms

panpiper panpiping

Synonyms

Pandean pipes pan flute pan pipe pipes of Pan shepherd's pipe syrinx

Questions

What does panpipes mean?
An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top, and is played by blowing across the open end at the top.
Where does panpipes come from?
From Pan (“Greek god of nature”) + pipes.

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