neo-classical compound
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "Partly it deals with aspects of word-formation (e.g. neo-classical compounds and blends), partly with idiosyncratic invention of new words or of familiar words with new meanings."
- "A third kind of blend is the type where the new lexeme looks as though it is or might be analysable in terms of other word-formation processes, in particular as a neo-classical compound."