Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reduction to the absurd

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables
re-duc-tion -to the ab-surd
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of reductio ad absurdum.

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What does reduction to the absurd mean?
Synonym of reductio ad absurdum.

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