Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subconstellation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-con-stel-la-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subordinate or smaller constellation.

Example Sentences

"the Pleiades, or subconstellation upon the back of Taurus"
"the three stars of the belt and three in the sword, but an additional subconstellation, imagined as the various army generals for a warrior chief."

Etymology

From sub- + constellation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Inflected Forms

subconstellations (plural)

Questions

What does subconstellation mean?: A subordinate or smaller constellation.
Where does subconstellation come from?: From sub- + constellation.

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