Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

regio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: re-gio
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any large area of a planet or moon that is strongly differentiated from neighbouring areas by colour or albedo.

noun

A district of a city.

Example Sentences

"The British School has unearthed a city of continuous houses, more than 400 feet long by 350 broad, whose many blocks or "insul[ae]" might seem almost to need the more elaborate grouping of the "regiones" of Pompeii."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin regiō. Doublet of region.

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₃enh₂-

Inflected Forms

regiones (plural)

Questions

What does regio mean?: Any large area of a planet or moon that is strongly differentiated from neighbouring areas by colour or albedo.
Where does regio come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin regiō. Doublet of region.

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