Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amphicontinental

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
am-ph-icon-ti-nen-tal
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

On both sides of a continent (but not in the middle)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís)lbor. English amphi- English continent English -al English continental English amphicontinental From amphi- + continental.

Questions

What does amphicontinental mean?
On both sides of a continent (but not in the middle)
Where does amphicontinental come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís)lbor. English amphi- English continent English -al English continental English amphicontinental From amphi- + continental.

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