Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

philodemus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: philode-mus
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Philodemus of Gadara, an Epicurean philosopher and poet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Philodemus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Φιλόδημος (Philódēmos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Φιλόδημος

Questions

What does philodemus mean?: Philodemus of Gadara, an Epicurean philosopher and poet
Where does philodemus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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