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pittacus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
pit-ta-cus
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the Seven Sages of Greece, living c. 640-568 BC. He was a native of Mytilene.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πιττᾰκός (Pittăkós).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Πιττᾰκός

Questions

What does pittacus mean?
One of the Seven Sages of Greece, living c. 640-568 BC. He was a native of Mytilene.
Where does pittacus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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