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mercury retrograde problem

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
mer-cury ret-ro-grade prob-lem
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A concept that communication, travel, and technology are prone to disruptions, delays, and misinterpretations when the planet Mercury appears to move backward in the sky.

Countable; Humorous; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Mercury retrograde problems (plural)

Phrases

Murphy's law

Frequently Paired Words

Murphy's law serendipity

Questions

What does mercury retrograde problem mean?
A concept that communication, travel, and technology are prone to disruptions, delays, and misinterpretations when the planet Mercury appears to move backward in the sky.

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