Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-repair

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
self--re-pair
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of repairing itself.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A speaker's spontaneous, unprompted correction of their own mistake.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From self- + repair.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

self-repairs (plural)

Questions

What does self-repair mean?
The act of repairing itself.
Where does self-repair come from?
From self- + repair.

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