Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paracosmic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: para-cos-mic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, related to, or characteristic of a paracosm.

Example Sentences

"She is inclined to attribute to her paracosmic imagining the credit for her adult interest in geography and history."
"These private worlds are always well organized, with the fantasy being maintained and elaborated upon over an extended period of time. Often private, but sometimes shared, the fantasy has emotional meaning to the child similar to that of the transitional object. The paracosmic creation is important to the child and is rewarding."
"Narnia similarly has its roots in a paracosmic world created by C. S. Lewis and his brother during their childhoods."

Etymology

From paracosm + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: paracosm

Inflected Forms

more paracosmic (comparative) most paracosmic (superlative)

Questions

What does paracosmic mean?: Of, related to, or characteristic of a paracosm.
Where does paracosmic come from?: From paracosm + -ic.

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