pancratium

pan·cra·ti·um

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pan-krey-shee-uh m]
- /pænˈkreɪ ʃi əm/
- /pæn.ˈkreɪ.ʃɪəm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pan-krey-shee-uh m]
- /pænˈkreɪ ʃi əm/

Definitions of pancratium word

noun plural pancratium (in ancient Greece) an athletic contest combining wrestling and boxing. 1
noun pancratium (in ancient Greece) a wrestling and boxing contest 0
noun pancratium in ancient Greece and Rome, an athletic contest combining boxing and wrestling 0

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Origin of pancratium

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

1595-1605; < Latin < Greek pankrátion all-power exercise (noun use of neuter adj.), equivalent to pan- pan- + krát(os) strength, mastery + -ion, neuter of -ios adj. suffix

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Parts of speech for Pancratium

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pancratium popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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.

pancratium usage trend in Literature

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