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philomena

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˌfɪləˈmiːnə/

Definition of philomena

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    “"Why did St Philomena get crossed off, I wonder?" asked Celia. "I don't know, maybe they found her out," Tom grinned. "I know my sister Phil was very annoyed at the time, she felt it was an attack of some sort."”

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Etymology

From Latin Filumena, from Ancient Greek Φιλουμένη (Philouménē, literally “beloved”). Name of an alleged early martyr whose remains were discovered in 1802 in Rome.

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