Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paracanonical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: para-canon-i-cal
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Outside of a canon of literature

adj

Pertaining to a curve in the linear system of a canonical divisor of an irregular surface and any point on that surface.

Example Sentences

"The Prym-Green Conjecture predicts that the resolution of a generic n-torsion paracanonical curve of every genus is natural."

Etymology

From para- + canonical.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: para

Questions

What does paracanonical mean?: Outside of a canon of literature
Where does paracanonical come from?: From para- + canonical.

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