Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stephanion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stephan-ion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The point on the side of the skull where the upper temporal line, or upper edge of the temporal fossa, crosses the coronal suture.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, “a crown”) + -ion (“craniometric feature”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: στέφανος

Inflected Forms

stephanions (plural)

Derived Forms

stephanial

Questions

What does stephanion mean?: The point on the side of the skull where the upper temporal line, or upper edge of the temporal fossa, crosses the coronal suture.
Where does stephanion come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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