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periscian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
periscian
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the shadow moving all around.

Archaic

noun

One of those who live within a polar circle, whose shadows, during some summer days, will move entirely round, falling toward every point of the compass.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περίσκιος (perískios, “throwing the shado all round”), from περί (perí, “around”) + σκιά (skiá, “shadow”); compare French périscien.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: περίσκιος

Usage

Inflected Forms

periscians (plural)

Questions

What does periscian mean?
Having the shadow moving all around.
Where does periscian come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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