mithridates

What does mithridates mean?

mithridates means "ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC)".

How many syllables are in mithridates?

mithridates has 3 syllables: mit-hrida-tes. The stress falls on "mit". In IPA it is /ˈmɪθɹɪˌdeɪts/.

What is another word for mithridates?

Close synonyms include Mithridates VI, Mithridates the Great. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mithridates a common word?

mithridates is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for mithridates come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.