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phrontistery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phron-tis-tery
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place for thinking.

noun

An establishment devoted to education or study.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek φροντιστήριον (phrontistḗrion), from φροντιστής (phrontistḗs, “a thinker”), from φρονέω (phronéō, “to think”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: φροντιστήριον

Inflected Forms

phrontisteries (plural) phrontisterion (alternative) phrontisterium (alternative)

Questions

What does phrontistery mean?
A place for thinking.
Where does phrontistery come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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