Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metramorphosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: me-tramor-pho-sis
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A creative principle supposed to be responsible for changes in borderlines.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The third element of the matrixial model is metramorphosis: a process of change that is a result of nonphallic ways of contacting the archaic m/Other."

Etymology

Coined by Bracha L. Ettinger. See Late Latin metrium (“womb”) and metamorphosis.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

metramorphic

Questions

What does metramorphosis mean?: A creative principle supposed to be responsible for changes in borderlines.
Where does metramorphosis come from?: Coined by Bracha L. Ettinger. See Late Latin metrium (“womb”) and metamorphosis.

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