Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

learnedism

/ˈlɚnɪdɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: learnedism
IPA: /ˈlɚnɪdɪzəm/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word acquired through formal education rather than through childhood language acquisition.

Example Sentences

"Katharevousa τὸ πλοῖον and the demotic learnedism τὸ πλοῖο mean 'ship' in general. Demotic πλοῖο is stylistically more elevated than its synonym τὸ καράβι."
"Furthermore, περ is productive in the Italiot texts, presumably as a learnedism rather than a popular survival."
"I also hear clearly his adoption of a perspective indexed by his use of anthropological terms (for example, he repeatedly uses the word boribot, “context,” a true learnedism, in his current conversations[…]"

Etymology

From learned + -ism. Compare learned borrowing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɚnɪdɪzəm/
British English: /ˈlɜːnɪdɪzəm/

Inflected Forms

learnedisms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce learnedism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɚnɪdɪzəm/.
What does learnedism mean?: A word acquired through formal education rather than through childhood language acquisition.
Where does learnedism come from?: From learned + -ism. Compare learned borrowing.

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