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soloism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
solo-ism
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of performing solos, especially in music or airplane flying training.

Colloquial; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English solo Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English soloism From solo + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

soloisms (plural)

Questions

What does soloism mean?
The practice of performing solos, especially in music or airplane flying training.
Where does soloism come from?
Etymology tree English solo Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English soloism From solo + -ism.

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