typhonian
/taɪˈfoʊ.ni.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to Typhon or, by interpretatio graeca, his Egyptian equivalent Set.
Example Sentences
- "This colour, he remarks, was rare among the Egyptians, though very common among foreigners, and these Typhonian men were sacrificed by the ancient kings at the tomb of Osiris."
- "The gods were time-keepers; the first time observed and registered was Sut-Typhonian, and the writer maintains that the Typhonian religion and types are the oldest extant, whether in Egypt or out of it."
- "Set is represented as having the features of a fantastic beast with a thin, curved snout, straight, square-cut ears and a stiff forked tail. This creature cannot with certainty be identified and is commonly called the ‘Typhonian animal’."
- "[Typhon continues to address Zeus.] […] May the Typhonian bear spread wide the great gape of its shaggy jaws and harry the Olympian Bear."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /taɪˈfoʊ.ni.ən/
- British English: /taɪˈfəʊ.ni.ən/
Inflected Forms
more Typhonian (comparative)
most Typhonian (superlative)