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in media res

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables
in- -me-di-a res
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Nonstandard form of in medias res.

Uncountable

Etymology

In medias res, by conflation of Latin mediās with the more common English word media.

Usage

Questions

What does in media res mean?
Nonstandard form of in medias res.
Where does in media res come from?
In medias res, by conflation of Latin mediās with the more common English word media.

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