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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-clast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
-clast
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Something that breaks or destroys.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken”), verbal adjective of κλάω (kláō, “to break”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: κλαστός

Derived Forms

phenoclast

Phrases

-clastic

Frequently Paired Words

iconoclast

Questions

What does -clast mean?
Something that breaks or destroys.
Where does -clast come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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