Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

/neg

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: /neg
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

symbol

Denotes that the preceding statement has a negative connotation.

Etymology

From / + abbreviation of negative (compare neg), using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).

Frequently Paired Words

/pos /neu

Synonyms

/nc /ng

Questions

What does /neg mean?: Denotes that the preceding statement has a negative connotation.
Where does /neg come from?: From / + abbreviation of negative (compare neg), using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).

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