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tiresias

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
tire-sias
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A long-lived blind soothsayer who participated over seven generations in the legendary history of (the Greek city) Thebes, noted also for being transformed into a woman for seven years, so being symbolic of androgyny.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τειρεσίας (Teiresías).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Τειρεσίας

Inflected Forms

Teiresias (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Tiresian

Questions

What does tiresias mean?
A long-lived blind soothsayer who participated over seven generations in the legendary history of (the Greek city) Thebes, noted also for being transformed into a woman for seven years, so being symbolic of androgyny.
Where does tiresias come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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