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xerophagy

/zɪəˈɹɒfədʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xe-rophagy
IPA
/zɪəˈɹɒfədʒi/
25
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξηροφαγία (xērophagía). Compare xero- + -phagy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /zɪəˈɹɒfədʒi/

Inflected Forms

xerophagies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

xerophagia xerophagic

Questions

How do you pronounce xerophagy?
The recorded pronunciation is /zɪəˈɹɒfədʒi/.
What does xerophagy mean?
A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline.
Where does xerophagy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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