Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sticheron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sticheron
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hymn, often written in cycles and sung in alternation with psalm verses, used in the Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite.

Etymology

From Greek στιχηρό (stichiró), from Ancient Greek στιχηρός (stikhērós, “written in lines”).

Origin

Source language: Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: στιχηρό, στιχηρός

Inflected Forms

sticherons (plural) stichera (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sticherarion sticheraric

Questions

What does sticheron mean?: A hymn, often written in cycles and sung in alternation with psalm verses, used in the Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite.
Where does sticheron come from?: It is traced to Greek.

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