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tethyan

/ˈtɛθiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
tethyan
IPA
/ˈtɛθiən/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Titan Tethys in Greek mythology.

adj

Of or relating to the ancient Tethys Ocean.

adj

Of or relating to the Saturnian moon named for Tethys.

Etymology

From Tethys + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Neotethyan Paleotethyan Palaeotethyan Prototethyan

Phrases

Alpine Tethyan Eastern Tethyan Neo-Tethyan Paleo-Tethyan Palaeo-Tethyan Proto-Tethyan Tethyan Ocean Tethyan Oceans

Questions

How do you pronounce tethyan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛθiən/.
What does tethyan mean?
Of or relating to Titan Tethys in Greek mythology.
Where does tethyan come from?
From Tethys + -ian.

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