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xenelasia

/zɛni.ləˈsi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xen-e-las-ia
IPA
/zɛni.ləˈsi.ə/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of xenelasy (“the practice of expelling foreigners in Doric Crete and Lacedaemonia”).

Uncountable

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek ξενηλᾰσῐ́ᾱ (xenēlăsĭ́ā, “expulsion of foreigners”); see further at xenelasy.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /zɛni.ləˈsi.ə/
  • British English: /zɛniː.ləˈsiː.ə/

Usage

Synonyms

xenelasy

Questions

How do you pronounce xenelasia?
The recorded pronunciation is /zɛni.ləˈsi.ə/.
What does xenelasia mean?
Synonym of xenelasy (“the practice of expelling foreigners in Doric Crete and Lacedaemonia”).
Where does xenelasia come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek ξενηλᾰσῐ́ᾱ (xenēlăsĭ́ā, “expulsion of foreigners”); see further at xenelasy.

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