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nacirema

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nacire-ma
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

American culture, viewed from an outsider perspective.

Etymology

From American spelled backward.

Questions

What does nacirema mean?
American culture, viewed from an outsider perspective.
Where does nacirema come from?
From American spelled backward.

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