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xanthochroi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xan-thochroi
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A division of the human population having fair skin and wavy blond hair.

Dated

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Xanthochroi.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley, from Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “fair, yellow, golden, blond”), and either χρώς (khrṓs, “skin”), or ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “pale”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ξανθός

Usage

Derived Forms

xanthochroous

Questions

What does xanthochroi mean?
A division of the human population having fair skin and wavy blond hair.
Where does xanthochroi come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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