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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peplus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pe-plus
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An upper garment worn by women in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

Obsolete

noun

A kind of kerchief formerly worn by women in England.

Dated

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pepluses (plural) pepli (plural)

Synonyms

peplos peplum

Questions

What does peplus mean?
An upper garment worn by women in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
Where does peplus come from?
From Latin, from Ancient Greek.

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