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porphyrogene

/ˌpɔɹfəˈɹɑd͡ʒəni/

porphyrogene adjective: born into the purple (royalty or the ruling class).

Adjective

porphyrogene (not comparable)

  1. Born into the purple (royalty or the ruling class)
    • Round about a throne, where sitting/ (Porphyrogene!)/ In state his glory well befitting/ The ruler of the realm was seen.1839 September, Edgar Allan Poe, “The Fall Of The House Of Usher”, in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, volume V, page 148

Noun

porphyrogene

  1. Synonym of porphyrogenite.
    Synonyms:
    porphyrogenite

Synonyms of porphyrogene

Origin of porphyrogene

From Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra, “purple, purple dye”) + -gene.

Questions about porphyrogene

What does porphyrogene mean?
Porphyrogene means born into the purple (royalty or the ruling class).
What part of speech is porphyrogene?
Porphyrogene can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce porphyrogene?
Porphyrogene is pronounced /ˌpɔɹfəˈɹɑd͡ʒəni/.

Words near porphyrogene in the dictionary

  1. porphyroblast
  2. porphyroblastic
  3. porphyroblasts
  4. porphyroclast
  5. porphyroclastic
  6. porphyrogene
  7. porphyrogenite
  8. porphyrogenites
  9. porphyrogeniti
  10. porphyrogenitic
  11. porphyrogenitism

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