ramesses

Questions about ramesses

What does ramesses mean?

ramesses means "any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC".

How many syllables are in ramesses?

ramesses has 3 syllables: ram-es-ses. The stress falls on "ram". In IPA it is /ˈɹæməsɪz/.

What is another word for ramesses?

Close synonyms include Rameses, Ramses. 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 ramesses a common word?

ramesses is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.