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pentecosty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pen-te-costy
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A troop of fifty soldiers in the Spartan army.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πεντηκοστύς (pentēkostús), from πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta, “fifty”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: πεντηκοστύς

Inflected Forms

pentecosties (plural) pentecostys (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

enomoty

Questions

What does pentecosty mean?
A troop of fifty soldiers in the Spartan army.
Where does pentecosty come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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