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spondyle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spondyle
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A joint of the backbone; a vertebra.

Archaic

Etymology

From Middle English spondile, spondyle, from Latin spondylus, from Ancient Greek σφόνδῠλος (sphóndŭlos, “vertebra”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: spondile, spondylus

Usage

Inflected Forms

spondyles (plural) spondyl (alternative)

Derived Forms

dolichospondylic normospondylic platyspondylic spondylar spondylous

Questions

What does spondyle mean?
A joint of the backbone; a vertebra.
Where does spondyle come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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