Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morphognosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mor-phog-no-sis
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

knowledge of the form of a specific class of things

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der. English morpho- Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)der. English gnosis English morphognosis From morpho- + gnosis.

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What does morphognosis mean?
knowledge of the form of a specific class of things
Where does morphognosis come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der. English morpho- Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)der. English gnosis English morphognosis From morpho- + gnosis.

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