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paleofantasy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-le-o-fan-ta-sy
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fantasy about how things were in the distant or geological past.

Example Sentences

  • "That’s just a paleofantasy about the future."

Etymology

From paleo- + fantasy, introduced by Marlene Zuk as the title of her book criticising paleodiets.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

paleofantasies (plural)

Questions

What does paleofantasy mean?
A fantasy about how things were in the distant or geological past.
Where does paleofantasy come from?
From paleo- + fantasy, introduced by Marlene Zuk as the title of her book criticising paleodiets.

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