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parapegma

/pæɹəˈpɛɡmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
para-peg-ma
IPA
/pæɹəˈpɛɡmə/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device for keeping track of cyclical events, particularly of stars, weather, seasons, and so on.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin parapegma, from Ancient Greek παράπηγμα (parápēgma, “something fixed on or hung up”) .

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: parapegma, παράπηγμα

Inflected Forms

parapegmas (plural) parapegmata (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

parapegm

Synonyms

almanac

Questions

How do you pronounce parapegma?
The recorded pronunciation is /pæɹəˈpɛɡmə/.
What does parapegma mean?
A device for keeping track of cyclical events, particularly of stars, weather, seasons, and so on.
Where does parapegma come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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