Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xenophon

/ˈzɛnəˌfɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: xenophon
IPA: /ˈzɛnəˌfɑn/

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Athenian historian and philosopher born 427 B.C.E. and author of the Anabasis and Memorabilia. He was a pupil of Socrates and became a general during the Persian wars.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ξενοφῶν (Xenophôn).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈzɛnəˌfɑn/
British English: /ˈzɛnəˌfɒn/

Derived Forms

Xenophonian Xenophonic Xenophontic

Phrases

-phone phono- xeno-

Frequently Paired Words

phone -phone phono- xeno- xenophone

Questions

How do you pronounce xenophon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɛnəˌfɑn/.
What does xenophon mean?: Athenian historian and philosopher born 427 B.C.E. and author of the Anabasis and Memorabilia. He was a pupil of Socrates and became a general during the Persian wars.
Where does xenophon come from?: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ξενοφῶν (Xenophôn).

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