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prosiopetic

/ˌpɹɑsioʊˈpɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pros-i-o-pet-ic
IPA
/ˌpɹɑsioʊˈpɛtɪk/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of the nature of prosiopesis; compare aposiopetic.

Etymology

From pro- (“before”) + Ancient Greek σιωπητικός (siōpētikós, “taciturn”); compare prosiopesis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: σιωπητικός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpɹɑsioʊˈpɛtɪk/
  • British English: /ˌpɹɒsɪəʊˈpɛtɪk/

Rhymes With

conspiracy-theoretic mutagenetic glottogenetic monoalphabetic nonsympathetic synaeretic rebetic metadiegetic overenergetic vestibulosympathetic nouthetic tibetic

Questions

How do you pronounce prosiopetic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹɑsioʊˈpɛtɪk/.
What does prosiopetic mean?
Of the nature of prosiopesis; compare aposiopetic.
Where does prosiopetic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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