Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ramesside

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: rames-side
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Ramesside period of ancient Egyptian history, named such after its eleven pharaohs named Ramesses.

noun

Any of these eleven pharaohs.

Example Sentences

"Ramesside Egypt"
"Ramesside texts"
"The scribal literature I mentioned before is a very Ramesside phenomenon and it seems that a strong association between education and social advancement is then made."
"Along the north wall, the owner and his wife are shown adoring the Gods and wearing very Ramesside clothing, his kilt has a high back and her dress is elaborately pleated. […] The deceased is offering a large Maat figure and then there are two white-wigged figures of a man and woman, his parents Siwazyt, a priest (Head of the bark of Amen), and Tawosret, his mother, both wearing very Ramesside garments."

Etymology

From French Ramesside, from Ramsès (“Ramesses”) + -ide (“-id: forming dynastic names”). Doublet of Ramessid.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Ramesside

Inflected Forms

more Ramesside (comparative) most Ramesside (superlative) Ramessid (alternative) Ramessides (plural)

Questions

What does ramesside mean?: Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Ramesside period of ancient Egyptian history, named such after its eleven pharaohs named Ramesses.
Where does ramesside come from?: It is traced to French.

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