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-ome

/ˌoʊm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
-ome
IPA
/ˌoʊm/
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

A mass of something.

suffix

The complete whole of a class of substances for a species or an individual.

Etymology

Alteration of -oma, from Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma). Only partially cognate to -some (“body”), from σῶμα (sôma, “body”), in that both share the case ending -μα (-ma), but the ω is unrelated.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌoʊm/
  • British English: /ˌəʊm/

Derived Forms

biome environome exposome genome metabolome metagenome phenome phyllome proteome transcriptome

Phrases

-omics -some

Frequently Paired Words

-omics -some

Questions

How do you pronounce -ome?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊm/.
What does -ome mean?
A mass of something.
Where does -ome come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce -ome

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