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pentapody

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pen-tapody
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure, verse, or series consisting of five feet.

Etymology

From penta- + -pody, from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) and πούς, ποδός (poús, podós, “foot”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pentapodies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

monopody dipody tripody tetrapody hexapody heptapody octapody

Questions

What does pentapody mean?
A measure, verse, or series consisting of five feet.
Where does pentapody come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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