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sardonian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sar-do-nian
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Sardonic.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin sardonius, from Ancient Greek Σαρδόνιος (Sardónios, “Sardinian”), earlier σαρδάνιος (sardánios).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sardonius, Σαρδόνιος

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Sardonian (comparative) most Sardonian (superlative)

Questions

What does sardonian mean?
Sardonic.
Where does sardonian come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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