theogony

the·og·o·ny

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [thee-og-uh-nee]
- /θiˈɒg ə ni/
- /θiːəɡˈɒni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thee-og-uh-nee]
- /θiˈɒg ə ni/

Definitions of theogony word

noun plural theogony the origin of the gods. 1
noun plural theogony an account of this; a genealogical account of the gods. 1
noun theogony the origin and descent of the gods 0
noun theogony an account of this, often recited in epic poetry 0
noun theogony the origin or genealogy of the gods, as told in myths 0

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Origin of theogony

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

From the Greek word theogonía, dating back to 1605-15. See theo-, -gony

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Parts of speech for Theogony

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Theogony

theogony popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use 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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