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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypercontract

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-con-tract
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To contract excessively

Etymology

From hyper- + contract.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hypercontracts (present, singular) hypercontracting (participle, present) hypercontracted (participle, past) hypercontracted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

hypercontraction hypercontracture

Questions

What does hypercontract mean?
To contract excessively
Where does hypercontract come from?
From hyper- + contract.

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