Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galápagos syndrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: gala-pagos syn-drome
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The domestic specialization of something, separated from international convention and standards.

Uncountable

Etymology

Modelled on Japanese ガラパゴス化 (Garapagosu-ka, literally “Galápagos-ization”) or ガラパゴス現象 (Garapagosu genshō, literally “Galápagos phenomenon”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: ガラパゴス化

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does galápagos syndrome mean?: The domestic specialization of something, separated from international convention and standards.
Where does galápagos syndrome come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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