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tithonian

/tɪˈθoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
titho-ni-an
IPA
/tɪˈθoʊ.ni.ən/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A geological age or stage, from 152.1 ±0.9 to ~145.0 mya.

Etymology

From Tithonus + -ian. Named by German paleontologist Albert Oppel in 1865. In Greek mythology, Tithonus was the lover of Eos, goddess of the dawn. The Tithonian is the last age of the Jurassic, coming immediately before the dawn of the Cretaceous.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tɪˈθoʊ.ni.ən/
  • British English: /tɪˈθəʊ.ni.ən/

Inflected Forms

Titonian (alternative) Tithonic (alternative)

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce tithonian?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɪˈθoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does tithonian mean?
A geological age or stage, from 152.1 ±0.9 to ~145.0 mya.
Where does tithonian come from?
From Tithonus + -ian. Named by German paleontologist Albert Oppel in 1865. In Greek mythology, Tithonus was the lover of Eos, goddess of the dawn. The Tithonian is the last age of the Jurassic, coming immediately before the dawn of the Cretaceous.

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