Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

philomuse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: philo-muse
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lover of the Muses or poetry.

Obsolete

noun

A member of the Philomuse Society, a literary society.

Obsolete

noun

Any society devoted to literature and the arts.

Example Sentences

"To a Philomuse from whom I received a Paper upon the same Subject and by the same Post."
"Poor Philomuse! you're disinherited."
"This remarkable institution which had suffered materially with the death of Rhiga, was revived in Greece about the same period with the establishment of the Philomuse or literary society at Athens."

Etymology

From philo- + Muse.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: philo

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

philomuses (plural)

Questions

What does philomuse mean?: A lover of the Muses or poetry.
Where does philomuse come from?: From philo- + Muse.

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