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pentelic

/pɛnˈtɛlɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
pen-tel-ic
IPA
/pɛnˈtɛlɪk/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Mount Pentelicus (Penteliko Mountain), near Athens, famous for its fine white marble quarries.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Pentelicus, from Ancient Greek Πεντελικός (Pentelikós).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Πεντελικός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɛnˈtɛlɪk/

Inflected Forms

more Pentelic (comparative) most Pentelic (superlative)

Phrases

Pentelic marble

Synonyms

Pentelican

Rhymes With

psychedelic angelic philatelic melic jelick

Questions

How do you pronounce pentelic?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɛnˈtɛlɪk/.
What does pentelic mean?
Of or relating to Mount Pentelicus (Penteliko Mountain), near Athens, famous for its fine white marble quarries.
Where does pentelic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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