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laryngealism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
la-ryn-geal-ism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The widely accepted theory that the Proto-Indo-European language included a series of consonants that left no direct consonantal descendants in languages outside of the Anatolian branch.

Uncountable

Etymology

From laryngeal + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

laryngealist

Questions

What does laryngealism mean?
The widely accepted theory that the Proto-Indo-European language included a series of consonants that left no direct consonantal descendants in languages outside of the Anatolian branch.
Where does laryngealism come from?
From laryngeal + -ism.

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