Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peristrephic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peri-streph-ic
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Turning around; rotatory; revolving.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"a peristrephic panorama"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περιστρέφω (peristréphō, “to turn round”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: περιστρέφω

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does peristrephic mean?: Turning around; rotatory; revolving.
Where does peristrephic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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