philoctetes

Phil·oc·te·tes

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fil-uh k-tee-teez]
- /ˌfɪl əkˈti tiz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fil-uh k-tee-teez]
- /ˌfɪl əkˈti tiz/

Definitions of philoctetes word

noun philoctetes Classical Mythology. a noted archer and squire of Hercules. Bitten by a snake and abandoned on an island because of his festering wound, he was at length brought by the Greeks to Troy, where he recovered and later killed Paris. 1
noun philoctetes (italics) a tragedy (408? b.c.) by Sophocles. 1
noun philoctetes a hero of the Trojan War, in which he killed Paris with the bow and poisoned arrows given to him by Hercules 0
noun philoctetes the Greek warrior who kills Paris in the Trojan War with a poisoned arrow given him by Hercules 0

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Parts of speech for Philoctetes

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philoctetes popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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