trochilic

/tɹəʊˈkɪlɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adj

Archaic

"trochilic engine"
"I am advertised that there is one, which by Art Trochilick, will draw all English Surnames of the best Families out of the pit of Poetry"

Back-formation from trochilics, from Ancient Greek τροχίλος (trokhílos), from τρέχω (trékhō, “run, move quickly”).

acrylic idyllic acidophilic odylic

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How do you pronounce trochilic?

The recorded pronunciation is /tɹəʊˈkɪlɪk/.

What does trochilic mean?

Of or pertaining to rotary motion or to wheels

Where does trochilic come from?

It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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