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ouroboric

/ɔɹəˈbɔɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ouro-boric
IPA
/ɔɹəˈbɔɹɪk/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Self-referring, self-reflexive, self-consuming; recursive

adj

Relating to the Ouroboros, a snake eating its own tail.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English ouroboros Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ouroboric From ouroboros + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɔɹəˈbɔɹɪk/

Inflected Forms

more ouroboric (comparative) most ouroboric (superlative) uroboric (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ouroboros uroborus

Questions

How do you pronounce ouroboric?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɔɹəˈbɔɹɪk/.
What does ouroboric mean?
Self-referring, self-reflexive, self-consuming; recursive
Where does ouroboric come from?
Etymology tree English ouroboros Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ouroboric From ouroboros + -ic.

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