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polyhymnia

/ˌpɑliˈhɪmniə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
poly-hym-nia
IPA
/ˌpɑliˈhɪmniə/
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Muse of sacred music.

name

33 Polyhymnia, a main belt asteroid.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Polyhymnia, from Ancient Greek Πολυΰμνια (Poluǘmnia), Πολύμνια (Polúmnia)

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *pleh₁-, Πολυΰμνια

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpɑliˈhɪmniə/
  • British English: /ˌpɒliˈhɪmniə/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Derived Forms

Polyhymnian

Synonyms

33 Polyhymnia ㉝

Questions

How do you pronounce polyhymnia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɑliˈhɪmniə/.
What does polyhymnia mean?
The Muse of sacred music.
Where does polyhymnia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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