Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

megalocomparative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mega-lo-com-par-a-tive
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Of or pertaining to megalocomparison.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"The height of Benedictine megalocomparative ingenuity is reached in the concept of split cognates, i.e. cognates that have reflexes of at most one given proto-phoneme in common, since they descend from different syllables of a polysyllabic etymon."
"In a recent disquisition on very large-scale linguistic comparisons, James A. Matisoff discusses the megalocomparisons performed by Joseph H. Greenberg on Amerindian and Benedict on AT, critically appraises their megalo comparative ^([sic]) methodology […]"
"Ironically, this interpretation also found its way into the science fiction literature of modern megalocomparative linguistics[…]"

Etymology

From megalocomparison, equivalent to megalo- + comparative. Coined by Matisoff (1990) in a critique of Joseph Greenberg's "mass comparison" (see quotation at megalocomparison).

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

more megalocomparative (comparative) most megalocomparative (superlative)

Questions

What does megalocomparative mean?: Of or pertaining to megalocomparison.
Where does megalocomparative come from?: From megalocomparison, equivalent to megalo- + comparative. Coined by Matisoff (1990) in a critique of Joseph Greenberg's "mass comparison" (see quotation at megalocomparison).

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