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parapsychology

/ˌpɛɹəˌsaɪˈkɑlədʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
para-psy-chol-o-gy
IPA
/ˌpɛɹəˌsaɪˈkɑlədʒi/
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English psychology English parapsychology From para- (“above, beyond; abnormal”) + psychology.

Usage

Inflected Forms

parapsychologies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

metaphysics paranormal

Synonyms

psychic phenomena psychic phenomenon

Questions

How do you pronounce parapsychology?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɛɹəˌsaɪˈkɑlədʒi/.
What does parapsychology mean?
The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.
Where does parapsychology come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English psychology English parapsychology From para- (“above, beyond; abnormal”) + psychology.

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