Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tanagra

/ˈtanəɡɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: tana-gra
IPA: /ˈtanəɡɹə/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in southeastern Viotia prefecture in Greece.

noun

A style of terracotta statuary from the 5th to 3rd centuries BCE.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"That Sally girl is our idea of one exquisite bit of packaging and content, from her adorably shaped face to her Cinderellian twinkle-toes, with a perfect little Tanagra statue figure."
"He advanced, touched the covers with his fingers as if to identify and greet the author of each, and then progressed towards the group of Tanagra figures in their glass case."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈtanəɡɹə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Tanagras (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tanagra?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtanəɡɹə/.
What does tanagra mean?: A city in southeastern Viotia prefecture in Greece.

How to pronounce tanagra

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