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varioversal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
var-i-over-sal
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A linguistic feature that is recurrent in language varieties with similar sociolinguistic backgrounds.

Etymology

From vari- + -o- + clipping of universal, equivalent to a blend of variety + universal with Latinizing -o-. Coined by Benedikt Szmrecsanyi and Bernd Kortmann (2009), apparently after earlier angloversal.

Inflected Forms

varioversals (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

areoversal angloversal

Questions

What does varioversal mean?
A linguistic feature that is recurrent in language varieties with similar sociolinguistic backgrounds.
Where does varioversal come from?
From vari- + -o- + clipping of universal, equivalent to a blend of variety + universal with Latinizing -o-. Coined by Benedikt Szmrecsanyi and Bernd Kortmann (2009), apparently after earlier angloversal.

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