sphragide
/ˈsfræd͡ʒaɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Dr. Hawks says it is found in Lemnos, sometimes called Terra Lemnia, and used in medicine. It is sometimes called sphragide."
- "Lemnian earth (sphragide bole, a kind of fine clay)"
- "The genuine Lemnian earth of the Greeks, or Sphragide, was a yellowish-grey earth or clay found in the Island of Stalimene (ancient Lemnos)."
- "Pb content is relatively elevated in the sphragides compared to some of the sediments, but not all (i.e. LE6-1.60)."
Etymology
From Latin sphragis, sphragidis (“Lemnian earth”), from Ancient Greek σφραγίς (sphragís, “a seal”), so called because sold in sealed packets.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsfræd͡ʒaɪd/
- British English: /ˈsfræd͡ʒaɪd/