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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peristalith

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
peri-stal-ith
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A series of standing stones surrounding a barrow or burial mound.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περιστέλλω (peristéllō, “wrap around”) (from περί (perí, “around”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I place”)) + -lith (“stone”). Compare peristaltic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: περιστέλλω

Inflected Forms

peristaliths (plural)

Questions

What does peristalith mean?
A series of standing stones surrounding a barrow or burial mound.
Where does peristalith come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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