Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperdoric

/ˌhaɪpəˈdɒɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-doric
IPA: /ˌhaɪpəˈdɒɹɪk/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having artificial, phonological hyperadaptations that imitate and exaggerate the distinctive features of Doric Greek in an unetymological fashion, sometimes intentionally for stylistic effect.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπερδώριος (huperdṓrios). By surface analysis, hyper- + Doric.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌhaɪpəˈdɒɹɪk/

Inflected Forms

more hyperdoric (comparative) most hyperdoric (superlative)

Derived Forms

hyperdoricism

Questions

How do you pronounce hyperdoric?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪpəˈdɒɹɪk/.
What does hyperdoric mean?: Having artificial, phonological hyperadaptations that imitate and exaggerate the distinctive features of Doric Greek in an unetymological fashion, sometimes intentionally for stylistic effect.
Where does hyperdoric come from?: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπερδώριος (huperdṓrios). By surface analysis, hyper- + Doric.

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