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psychonarrative

/ˌsaɪkoʊˈnærətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
psy-chonar-ra-tive
IPA
/ˌsaɪkoʊˈnærətɪv/
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the psychonarration technique, where the narrator describes a character's internal mental states, such as thoughts or emotions, without directly quoting them.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From psycho- (“mind”) + narrative (“story”), from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “mind, soul”) and Latin narrātīvus (“narrative”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ψυχή, narrātīvus

Inflected Forms

more psychonarrative (comparative) most psychonarrative (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

psychonarration

Questions

How do you pronounce psychonarrative?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsaɪkoʊˈnærətɪv/.
What does psychonarrative mean?
Pertaining to the psychonarration technique, where the narrator describes a character's internal mental states, such as thoughts or emotions, without directly quoting them.
Where does psychonarrative come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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