paranatellon
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A star or constellation that rises (above the horizon) at the same time as another.
Example Sentences
- "As a matter of fact, all constellations mentioned belong to the zodiacal belt, with the exception of Orion, Perseus and Auriga. Why were these three added to the list? Modifying a suggestion by Dr. R. Böker, I suppose they were added as "paranatellonta", simultaneously rising stars, to the signs Aries and Taurus."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: παρανατέλλων