An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye. noun.

What is the special about the word aegilops?

The word “Aegilops” is claimed to be the longest word in the English language to have all of its letters in alphabetical order.

How do you say Thelxiepeia?

Thelxiepeia was the daughter of the Greek muse Melpomene. She is a Siren….Pronounce Names.

Submitted from:America
Pronunciation:thel-ksee-EH-pee-ah
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Type of Name:first name
Origin:greek

What is the most commonly used word in English?

‘The’ tops the league tables of most frequently used words in English, accounting for 5% of every 100 words used. “’The’ really is miles above everything else,” says Jonathan Culpeper, professor of linguistics at Lancaster University.

What is the most unused word?

Here are the fifteen most unusual words you can find in the English language.

  • Serendipity. This word appears in numerous lists of untranslatable words and is a mystery mostly for non native speakers of English.
  • Gobbledygook.
  • Scrumptious.
  • Agastopia.
  • Halfpace.
  • Impignorate.
  • Jentacular.
  • Nudiustertian.

What is the least common word in the English language?

Least Common English Words

  • abate: reduce or lesson.
  • abdicate: give up a position.
  • aberration: something unusual, different from the norm.
  • abhor: to really hate.
  • abstain: to refrain from doing something.
  • adversity: hardship, misfortune.
  • aesthetic: pertaining to beauty.
  • amicable: agreeable.

Is there a word without a vowel?

Words with no vowels. Cwm and crwth do not contain the letters a, e, i, o, u, or y, the usual vowels (that is, the usual symbols that stand for vowel sounds) in English. Shh, psst, and hmm do not have vowels, either vowel symbols or vowel sounds. There is some controversy whether they are in fact “words,” however.