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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

logophor

/ˈlɑ.ɡə.fɔɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lo-gophor
IPA
/ˈlɑ.ɡə.fɔɹ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reflexive pronoun with discourse antecedents; i.e. a reflexive pronoun whose antecedent does not occur in the sentence itself.

Etymology

Introduced by French linguist Claude Hagège, 1974. From logo- + -phor.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlɑ.ɡə.fɔɹ/
  • British English: /ˈlɒ.ɡə.fə/

Inflected Forms

logophors (plural)

Derived Forms

logophoric

Antonyms

anaphor

Questions

How do you pronounce logophor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɑ.ɡə.fɔɹ/.
What does logophor mean?
A reflexive pronoun with discourse antecedents; i.e. a reflexive pronoun whose antecedent does not occur in the sentence itself.
Where does logophor come from?
Introduced by French linguist Claude Hagège, 1974. From logo- + -phor.

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