Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

/pos

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
/pos
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Frequently Paired Words

/neg /neu

Questions

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

How to pronounce /pos

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