Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phillumeny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phillu-me-ny
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hobby of collecting matchbox labels and other match-related items

Uncountable

Etymology

From phil- + Latin lumen (“light”) + -y.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

phillumenist

Questions

What does phillumeny mean?: The hobby of collecting matchbox labels and other match-related items
Where does phillumeny come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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