androsphinx

an·dro·sphinx

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-druh-sfingks]
- /ˈæn drəˌsfɪŋks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-druh-sfingks]
- /ˈæn drəˌsfɪŋks/

Definitions of androsphinx word

noun androsphinx a sphinx having the head of a man 3
noun plural androsphinx a sphinx with the head of a man. 1

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Origin of androsphinx

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

From Greek, dating back to 1600-10; See origin at andro-, sphinx

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Parts of speech for Androsphinx

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Androsphinx

androsphinx popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

androsphinx usage trend in Literature

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