sophocles

Soph·o·cles

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sof-uh-kleez]
- /ˈsɒf əˌkliz/
- /ˈsɑː.fə.kliz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sof-uh-kleez]
- /ˈsɒf əˌkliz/

Definitions of sophocles word

noun sophocles 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist. 1
noun sophocles ?496–406 bc, Greek dramatist; author of seven extant tragedies: Ajax, Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Trachiniae, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus 0
noun sophocles 496?-406 b.c.; Gr. writer of tragic dramas 0

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adjective

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sophocles popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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