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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taphophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ta-pho-phile
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is interested in cemeteries, funerals and gravestones

Etymology

Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “funeral rites”, “burial”, “funeral”, “wake”; “tomb”, “grave”); tapho- + -phile

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

taphophiles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

taphophilia taphophilic

Questions

What does taphophile mean?
A person who is interested in cemeteries, funerals and gravestones
Where does taphophile come from?
Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “funeral rites”, “burial”, “funeral”, “wake”; “tomb”, “grave”); tapho- + -phile

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