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overinflection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-in-flec-tion
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

excessive inflection

Uncountable

Etymology

From over- + inflection.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does overinflection mean?
excessive inflection
Where does overinflection come from?
From over- + inflection.

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