Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bellerophonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bellero-phon-ic
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Bellerophon, a hero of Greek mythology, who was killed on the instructions of a letter given to him to deliver by the jealous Proteus.

Example Sentences

"This event is counterbalanced by Astolfo's encounter with the Amazons, which also constitutes an explicitly Bellerophonic anecdote."

Etymology

From Bellerophon + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Bellerophon

Inflected Forms

more Bellerophonic (comparative) most Bellerophonic (superlative)

Questions

What does bellerophonic mean?: Of or relating to Bellerophon, a hero of Greek mythology, who was killed on the instructions of a letter given to him to deliver by the jealous Proteus.
Where does bellerophonic come from?: From Bellerophon + -ic.

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