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zoilus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zoilus
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Ancient Greek grammarian and critic (400–320 B.C.), known for his harsh criticisms of Homer’s poems.

noun

A critic characterized as bitter, carping, malignant.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Zōilus, from Ancient Greek Ζωΐλος (Zōḯlos).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ζωΐλος

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

zoiluses (plural) zoili (plural)

Derived Forms

Zoilean zoilus

Synonyms

Aristarch

Questions

What does zoilus mean?
An Ancient Greek grammarian and critic (400–320 B.C.), known for his harsh criticisms of Homer’s poems.
Where does zoilus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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