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zoic

/ˈzəʊɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
zoic
IPA
/ˈzəʊɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Showing traces of life; containing organic remains.

adj

Having the form of an animal; animal-like, zoomorphic.

adj

referring to animals

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζωϊκός (zōïkós), from ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ζωϊκός

Inflected Forms

more zoic (comparative) most zoic (superlative)

Derived Forms

epizoic misozoic Neozoic philozoic psychozoic

Rhymes With

heroic stoic paleozoic mesozoic cenozoic proterozoic anechoic phanerozoic holozoic anthropozoic

Questions

How do you pronounce zoic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzəʊɪk/.
What does zoic mean?
Showing traces of life; containing organic remains.
Where does zoic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce zoic

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