Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pharaonic

/ˌfɛɹeɪˈɑnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: pha-ra-on-ic
IPA: /ˌfɛɹeɪˈɑnɪk/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a pharaoh.

adj

Impressively large or luxurious.

adj

Tyrannical or brutally oppressive.

adj

Of or pertaining to infibulation as a means of female genital mutilation.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of pharaonic.

Example Sentences

"It could be argued there is a note of shared significance to both deaths. Both feel like reminders that the real divide, so starkly present at this Pharaonic sporting super-show, is between the powerful and the powerless."
"Mark Zuckerberg sculpts his pharaonic Hawaii compound. He and his ilk own the present."

Etymology

From Latin Pharaōn- (stem of Pharaō (“Pharaoh”)) + -ic, originally modelled on German pharaonisch.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: pharaonisch
Suffix: ic

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌfɛɹeɪˈɑnɪk/
British English: /ˌfɛəɹeɪˈɒnɪk/

Inflected Forms

more pharaonic (comparative) most pharaonic (superlative)

Derived Forms

pharaonically postpharaonic

Phrases

pharaonic circumcision

Rhymes With

electronic chronic iconic sonic ironic tonic demonic harmonic embryonic ionic platonic philharmonic

Questions

How do you pronounce pharaonic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɛɹeɪˈɑnɪk/.
What does pharaonic mean?: Of or pertaining to a pharaoh.
Where does pharaonic come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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