Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oversouling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-soul-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The excessive use of melisma in singing.

Derogatory; Uncountable

Etymology

From over- + soul + -ing, coined by the music journalist and producer Jerry Wexler.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over
Suffix: soul

Usage

Questions

What does oversouling mean?: The excessive use of melisma in singing.
Where does oversouling come from?: From over- + soul + -ing, coined by the music journalist and producer Jerry Wexler.

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