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phyllobolia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phyl-lobo-lia
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Ancient Greece, the showering of a victorious athlete or bridal couple with leaves or flower petals.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φυλλοβολία (phullobolía), from φύλλον (phúllon) and βάλλω (bállō).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: φυλλοβολία

Questions

What does phyllobolia mean?
In Ancient Greece, the showering of a victorious athlete or bridal couple with leaves or flower petals.
Where does phyllobolia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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