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attico-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
at-ti-co-
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Epitympanic recess or the uppermost part of the middle ear cavity located above the tympanic membrane and containing the head of the malleus (hammer bone) and body of the incus (anvil bone).

Etymology

From Latin atticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀττικός (Attikós) + -o-. By surface analysis, attic + -o-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

attic

Questions

What does attico- mean?
Epitympanic recess or the uppermost part of the middle ear cavity located above the tympanic membrane and containing the head of the malleus (hammer bone) and body of the incus (anvil bone).
Where does attico- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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