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Sycorax

UK/ˈsaɪkəræks/

Sycorax proper noun: a natural satellite of the planet Uranus.

Proper noun

Sycorax

  1. A natural satellite of the planet Uranus

Origin of Sycorax

Named after Caliban's mother in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

Questions about Sycorax

What does Sycorax mean?
Sycorax means a natural satellite of the planet Uranus.
What part of speech is Sycorax?
Sycorax is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sycorax?
Sycorax is pronounced /ˈsaɪkəræks/ (UK).

Words near Sycorax in the dictionary

  1. sycophantly
  2. sycophantry
  3. sycophants
  4. sycoracine
  5. sycoracines
  6. Sycorax
  7. Sycoraxian
  8. sycoryctine
  9. sycoryctines
  10. sycoses
  11. sycosis

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