theca

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈθiːkə/

Definition of theca

7 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of several external cases or sheaths.
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noun

  1. Any of several external cases or sheaths.
  2. Any of several external cases or sheaths.
  3. Any of several external cases or sheaths.
  4. Any of several external cases or sheaths.
  5. Any of several external cases or sheaths.
  6. Any of several external cases or sheaths.
  7. A case for the corporal cloth used in the Eucharist.

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Etymology

From New Latin, from Latin thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “a case, box, receptacle”), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “put, set, place”). Doublet of tay.

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