Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ultracontemporary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ul-tra-con-tem-po-rary
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Thoroughly modern and up to date.

Example Sentences

"The 2,000 examples range from the historic to the ultracontemporary, from stately to quirky, ornate to austere."

Etymology

From ultra- + contemporary.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ultra

Inflected Forms

more ultracontemporary (comparative) most ultracontemporary (superlative)

Questions

What does ultracontemporary mean?: Thoroughly modern and up to date.
Where does ultracontemporary come from?: From ultra- + contemporary.

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