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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-xeny

/-ksəni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
-x-e-ny
IPA
/-ksəni/
14
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
4
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

guest, stranger, host

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía), from ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange; foreigner, stranger, guest”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /-ksəni/
  • British English: /-ksɪnɪ/

Derived Forms

autoxeny heteroxeny lipoxeny metoxeny proxeny

Synonyms

xen-

Questions

How do you pronounce -xeny?
The recorded pronunciation is /-ksəni/.
What does -xeny mean?
guest, stranger, host
Where does -xeny come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce -xeny

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