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dauermodification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dauer-mod-i-fi-ca-tion
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The persistence of an abnormal characteristic – generally an environmentally induced trait – over several generations of the organism. Such characteristics are inherited through the cytoplasm and tend to disappear after a few generations.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From German Dauer + English modification.

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

dauermodifications (plural)

Questions

What does dauermodification mean?
The persistence of an abnormal characteristic – generally an environmentally induced trait – over several generations of the organism. Such characteristics are inherited through the cytoplasm and tend to disappear after a few generations.
Where does dauermodification come from?
It is traced to German.

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