Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thisbe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: this-be
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of a pair of ill-fated lovers, whose story forms part of Ovid's Metamorphoses.

name

88 Thisbe, a main belt asteroid; named for Thisbe, heroine of said Roman tale.

Questions

What does thisbe mean?: One of a pair of ill-fated lovers, whose story forms part of Ovid's Metamorphoses.

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