sporades

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noun

Stars not included in any constellation.

OriginAncient Greek ἀστέρες →
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Meanings

sporades1

nounsporades pl (plural only)
  1. historicalobsoletepluralplural onlyastronomyStars not included in any constellation.

Sporades2

proper nounthe Sporades
  1. An archipelago of the Aegean Sea.

Origin

sporades · noun

  1. Ancient Greekἀστέρες
  2. Englishsporades

From Ancient Greek ἀστέρες σποράδες (astéres sporádes "scattered stars").

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Sporades · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekΣποράδες
  2. EnglishSporades

From Ancient Greek Σποράδες (Sporádes), from σποράς (sporás, “scattered”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Σπορᾰ́δες
  • Σπορᾰ́δες (Sporắdes)archipelago
Bulgarian Споради
  • Споради (Sporadi)archipelago
Dutch Sporaden
  • Sporadenarchipelago
Finnish Sporadit
  • Sporaditarchipelago
French Sporades
  • Sporadesarchipelago
Greek Σποράδες
  • Σποράδες (Sporádes)archipelago
Italian Sporadi
  • Sporadiarchipelago
Latin Sporadēs
  • Sporadēsarchipelago
Polish Sporady
  • Sporadyarchipelago
Cite this entry
APA

sporades. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporades

MLA

“sporades.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporades. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sporades,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporades.

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