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posthetomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pos-theto-my
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excision of the foreskin; posthectomy; circumcision.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē, “prepuce”) + -tomy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

posthetomies (plural) posthiotomy (alternative)

Derived Forms

posthetomist posthetomize

Questions

What does posthetomy mean?
Excision of the foreskin; posthectomy; circumcision.
Where does posthetomy come from?
From Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē, “prepuce”) + -tomy.

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