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prophases

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
prophas-es
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The actual reasons for going to war. These may differ from proschemata, the pretexts offered to the public.

noun

plural of prophase

Etymology

Ancient Greek πρόφασις (próphasis, “pretense, pretext, excuse”), first popularized by Thucydides, who attempted to discern Athens' alethestate prophasis, or "truest reason" for waging war on Sparta in the Peloponnesian War.

Inflected Forms

prophaseis (plural)

Questions

What does prophases mean?
The actual reasons for going to war. These may differ from proschemata, the pretexts offered to the public.
Where does prophases come from?
Ancient Greek πρόφασις (próphasis, “pretense, pretext, excuse”), first popularized by Thucydides, who attempted to discern Athens' alethestate prophasis, or "truest reason" for waging war on Sparta in the Peloponnesian War.

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