Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hobson-jobsonism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hob-son-job-son-ism
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word or phrase borrowed by one language from another and modified in pronunciation to fit the set of sounds the borrowing language typically uses.

Countable

Example Sentences

"One final set of terms of interest are Hobson-Jobsonisms, that is, loanwords that have undergone phonetic assimilation through what is described as ‘striving after meaning’, a term introduced by Yule."

Etymology

From Hobson-Jobson + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Hobson-Jobson

Usage

Countable

Inflected Forms

Hobson-Jobsonisms (plural)

Questions

What does hobson-jobsonism mean?: A word or phrase borrowed by one language from another and modified in pronunciation to fit the set of sounds the borrowing language typically uses.
Where does hobson-jobsonism come from?: From Hobson-Jobson + -ism.

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