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phragma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phrag-ma
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A septum, especially on the wall of the thorax of an insect.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φράγμα (phrágma).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: φράγμα

Inflected Forms

phragmas (plural) phragmata (plural)

Derived Forms

endophragma metaphragma prophragma

Questions

What does phragma mean?
A septum, especially on the wall of the thorax of an insect.
Where does phragma come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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