Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

song dynasty

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
song -dy-nasty
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Chinese dynasty that lasted from 960–1279 C.E.

Etymology

Partial calque from Chinese 宋朝 (Sòngcháo).

Inflected Forms

the Song dynasty (canonical)

Synonyms

Questions

What does song dynasty mean?
A Chinese dynasty that lasted from 960–1279 C.E.
Where does song dynasty come from?
Partial calque from Chinese 宋朝 (Sòngcháo).

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