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isopsephy

/ˈaɪsəpˌsɛfi/

isopsephy noun: the practice of adding up the numerical values of the letters in a word to form a single number.

Noun

isopsephy (uncountable)

  1. The practice of adding up the numerical values of the letters in a word to form a single number.

Origin of isopsephy

From Koine Greek ἰσοψηφία (isopsēphía), from ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) and ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble”). The early Greeks used pebbles arranged in patterns to learn arithmetic and geometry.

Questions about isopsephy

What does isopsephy mean?
Isopsephy means the practice of adding up the numerical values of the letters in a word to form a single number.
What part of speech is isopsephy?
Isopsephy is a noun.
How do you pronounce isopsephy?
Isopsephy is pronounced /ˈaɪsəpˌsɛfi/.

Words near isopsephy in the dictionary

  1. isoproterenol
  2. isoproterenols
  3. isoprothiolane
  4. isoproturon
  5. isoprunetin
  6. isopsephy
  7. isopsoralen
  8. isopter
  9. isopteran
  10. isopterans
  11. isopterous

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