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Psellus is an English word starting with the letter P. With 3 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Psellus in a sentence

Context around Psellus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

ascribes 1×

Sentence patterns with Psellus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

mentioned by psellus 1× psellus ascribes basil 1× psellus pp 43 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

psellus ascribes basil 1× psellus pp 43 1× this appears to 1×

Common sentence endings:

and bardas phokas 1× mentioned by psellus 1× of his predecessors 1×

Words around Psellus

Just before it in the word index:

psei 11 pseg 8 psec 7 pseb 5 pse 42 psd 37

Just after it in the word index:

psephologist 3 pseud 3 pseudanthium 2 pseudepigrapha 8 pseudepigraphal 3 pseudepigraphic 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Psellus

  • In this selection, "psellus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ascribes stand out and add context to how "psellus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include mentioned by psellus and psellus ascribes basil. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "psellus" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with psellus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This appears to refer to a variant of the device mentioned by Psellus. (13 words)

Psellus ascribes Basil's radical change from a dissolute youth to a grim autocrat to the circumstances of the rebellions of Bardas Skleros and Bardas Phokas. (26 words)

Psellus, pp. 43–44 He was worshipped by his army, as he spent most of his reign campaigning with them instead of sending orders from the distant palaces of Constantinople, as had most of his predecessors. (36 words)

Longer example sentences

Psellus, pp. 43–44 He was worshipped by his army, as he spent most of his reign campaigning with them instead of sending orders from the distant palaces of Constantinople, as had most of his predecessors. (36 words)

Psellus ascribes Basil's radical change from a dissolute youth to a grim autocrat to the circumstances of the rebellions of Bardas Skleros and Bardas Phokas. (26 words)

This appears to refer to a variant of the device mentioned by Psellus. (13 words)

Example sentences (3)

Psellus ascribes Basil's radical change from a dissolute youth to a grim autocrat to the circumstances of the rebellions of Bardas Skleros and Bardas Phokas.

Psellus, pp. 43–44 He was worshipped by his army, as he spent most of his reign campaigning with them instead of sending orders from the distant palaces of Constantinople, as had most of his predecessors.

This appears to refer to a variant of the device mentioned by Psellus.

Frequently asked questions

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