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stylobate

/ˈstaɪ.lə.beɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
sty-lo-bate
IPA
/ˈstaɪ.lə.beɪt/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stylobata, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στυλοβάτης (stulobátēs), from στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go, to walk”).

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Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

stylobates (plural) stylobata (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce stylobate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstaɪ.lə.beɪt/.
What does stylobate mean?
The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected.
Where does stylobate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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