extra dictionem
/ˌɛkstɹæ dɪktɪˈɔːnɛm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not deriving from the linguistic expression used; for a reason other than of ambiguity, division, et cetera.
Etymology
From Latin extra dictionem, translation of Ancient Greek ἔξω τῆς λέξεως (éxō tês léxeōs), which appears in chapter 4 of Aristotle’s Sophistical Refutations.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌɛkstɹæ dɪktɪˈɔːnɛm/