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paenismus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
paenis-mus
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A figure of speech consisting of a call for others to rejoice or exult over something, rather than merely stating the fact; an expression of feeling by calling on others to rejoice.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παιανισμός (paianismós, “chanting of the paean”), from παιάν (paián, “paean, song of triumph”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”). Also written παιωνισμός (paiōnismós) with the Attic form παιών (paiṓn).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: παιανισμός

Usage

Inflected Forms

paeanismos (alternative) paeonismus (alternative) pœanismos (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

paean pæan

Questions

What does paenismus mean?
A figure of speech consisting of a call for others to rejoice or exult over something, rather than merely stating the fact; an expression of feeling by calling on others to rejoice.
Where does paenismus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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