Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ecocritical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ec-o-crit-i-cal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the field of ecocriticism.

Example Sentences

"Homophobic public discourse, ecocritical norms, and queer-theoretical tendencies have all had the effect of alienating "the queer" from "the natural" and "the environment," conceptually and otherwise."

Etymology

From eco- + critical.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: eco

Derived Forms

ecocritically

Questions

What does ecocritical mean?: Of or pertaining to the field of ecocriticism.
Where does ecocritical come from?: From eco- + critical.

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