Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thiasus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thi-a-sus
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of singers and dancers assembled to celebrate the festival of one of the gods.

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek θίασος (thíasos).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -, θίασος

Inflected Forms

thiasi (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

thiasarch thiasote

Questions

What does thiasus mean?: A group of singers and dancers assembled to celebrate the festival of one of the gods.
Where does thiasus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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