Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

playathon

/ˈpleɪəθɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: play-athon
IPA: /ˈpleɪəθɒn/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extended period of playing.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Before long, the other youngster came up the aisle with crayons and paper in hand. "Wanna color?" she asked. In moments, the two were launched on a four-hour playathon."
"Our orchestra is going to have a playathon in the mall where we will play music for about 5 hours or so."

Etymology

From play + -athon.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: play

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

playathons (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce playathon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpleɪəθɒn/.
What does playathon mean?: An extended period of playing.
Where does playathon come from?: From play + -athon.

How to pronounce playathon

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