Definitions for Ilium

Ilium il·i·um

Spelling: [il-ee-uh m]
IPA: /ˈɪl i əm/

Ilium is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 27 anagrams from letters in Ilium (iilmu).

Definitions for Ilium

noun

  1. the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
  2. Latin name of ancient Troy.

Origin of Ilium

1705-1710; New Latin, special use of Medieval Latin īlium, as singular of Latin īlia; see ileum

Examples for Ilium

Some words are lost referring to grants to the people of ilium.

Phaetho was driven by the wind from ilium to Macedonia, and met me at Pella.

It was evening when Philip took the cars at the ilium station.

No more are we a Trojan people; ilium and the great glory of the Teucrians is no more.

Even the old men of ilium were ready "to suffer long for such a woman."

During the reign of Tiberius, ilium was visited by Germanicus.

Not yet was ilium nor the towers of Pergama reared; they dwelt in the valley bottoms.

Meanwhile Mindarus, while sacrificing to Athena at ilium, had observed the battle.

After that occurrence, ilium was chiefly indebted to Lysimachus.

Philip Sterling was on his way to ilium, in the state of Pennsylvania.

Word Value for Ilium
Scrable

7

Words with friends

10

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