Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genericism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gener-i-cism
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the state of being generic

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"CELL, ERIC'S TRIP 6/15, EMPTY BOTTLE After DGC Records scooped up New York's Cell on the basis of one single, their tedious debut, Slo-Blo, proved the move premature with its indie-rock genericism."

Etymology

From generic + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: generic

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

genericness

Questions

What does genericism mean?: the state of being generic
Where does genericism come from?: From generic + -ism.

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