Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penteteric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-te-ter-ic
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of quinquennial (“related to or characterized by an five-year period”)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πεντετηρικός (pentetērikós), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) + ἔτος (étos, “year”) + -ικός (-ikós).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: πεντετηρικός

Frequently Paired Words

trieteric octaeteric

Synonyms

quinquennial

Questions

What does penteteric mean?: Synonym of quinquennial (“related to or characterized by an five-year period”)
Where does penteteric come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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