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phlyctena

/flɪkˈtiːnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phlycte-na
IPA
/flɪkˈtiːnə/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small vesicle.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φλῠ́κταινᾰ (phlŭ́ktaină).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: φλῠ́κταινᾰ

Inflected Forms

phlyctenae (plural) phlyctaena (alternative) phlyctæna (alternative)

Derived Forms

phlyctenoid

Synonyms

phlycten

Questions

How do you pronounce phlyctena?
The recorded pronunciation is /flɪkˈtiːnə/.
What does phlyctena mean?
A small vesicle.
Where does phlyctena come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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