Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

philosophers' stone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: philoso-pher-s' -s-tone
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of philosopher's stone.

Etymology

From Middle English philosophres ston, a calque of Latin lapis philosophōrum.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: philosophres ston, lapis philosophōrum

Inflected Forms

philosophers' stones (plural)

Synonyms

philosopher's stone elixir

Questions

What does philosophers' stone mean?: Alternative form of philosopher's stone.
Where does philosophers' stone come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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