Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

archegetic

/ˌɑɹkəˈdʒɛdɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: archeget-ic
IPA: /ˌɑɹkəˈdʒɛdɪk/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to an archegete.

Example Sentences

"The clever ring-structure which closes the narrative in on itself allows Callimachus both through allusion to lead the Greek colonists not far from the site of the city of Cyrene beneath Apollo’s protective gaze and also, with a discreet reference to the archegetic function of the god, to evoke his union with the eponymous Nymph; this time, the struggle between the young girl and the sheep-killing lion is moved from Thessaly to Libya (91–2)."
"The archegetic audacity of the first ship that dared plough the waves of the sea is presented with the features of an act of hybris."
"The names of the archegetic choral figures in Alcman function as indices of social, functional and hierarchical ranking within contemporary Spartan society and the chorus, its paradigmatic miniature."

Etymology

From archegete + -ic. Compare exegetic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑɹkəˈdʒɛdɪk/
British English: /ˌɑːkɪˈdʒɛtɪk/

Rhymes With

conspiracy-theoretic mutagenetic glottogenetic monoalphabetic prosiopetic nonsympathetic synaeretic rebetic metadiegetic overenergetic vestibulosympathetic nouthetic

Questions

How do you pronounce archegetic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑɹkəˈdʒɛdɪk/.
What does archegetic mean?: Of or relating to an archegete.
Where does archegetic come from?: From archegete + -ic. Compare exegetic.

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