Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

circumpubertal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cir-cum-pu-ber-tal
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Around the time of puberty.

Example Sentences

"Measuring genital response can be embarrassing for participants, possibly biasing both sample recruitment and subsequent reactions to stimuli: individuals willing to undergo such testing procedures may not be representative members of the population at large, and may be more or less inclined to respond to verboten stimuli (such as pre- or circumpubertal children) during testing."

Etymology

From circum- + pubertal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: circum

Questions

What does circumpubertal mean?: Around the time of puberty.
Where does circumpubertal come from?: From circum- + pubertal.

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