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rashomonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rashomon-ic
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving multiple contradictory accounts.

Etymology

After Akira Kurosawa's film Rashomon (1950), in which a crime witnessed by four individuals is described in four mutually contradictory ways; + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Rashomonic (comparative) most Rashomonic (superlative)

Phrases

Rashomon effect

Frequently Paired Words

Rashomon effect

Questions

What does rashomonic mean?
Involving multiple contradictory accounts.
Where does rashomonic come from?
After Akira Kurosawa's film Rashomon (1950), in which a crime witnessed by four individuals is described in four mutually contradictory ways; + -ic.

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