Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hallucinogenre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hal-lu-cino-genre
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre that deals with, or attempts to mimic the effects of, hallucinogenic drugs.

Example Sentences

"At the same time, we must also endeavor to understand why the generative impulse of the Rodney King story pivoted on the misappropriation of drugs — by the police. TV on drugs, policing drugs: the working out of a hallucinogenre […]"
"The subtitle 'Adventures in Sonic Fiction' pinpointed the idea of dub as hallucinogenre, dub as a set of studio techniques for generating phantoms and phantasmagoria."

Etymology

Blend of hallucinogen + genre.

Inflected Forms

hallucinogenres (plural)

Questions

What does hallucinogenre mean?: A genre that deals with, or attempts to mimic the effects of, hallucinogenic drugs.
Where does hallucinogenre come from?: Blend of hallucinogen + genre.

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