Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polysystem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polysys-tem
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of systems that function together as a system.

Example Sentences

"[…] the fact that the theatre is a polysystem, which brings together signs from a variety of systems such as (as here) the costumic, the gestural, the expressive, the aural and the verbal or linguistic — to formulate its message."

Etymology

From poly- + system.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly

Inflected Forms

polysystems (plural)

Questions

What does polysystem mean?: A group of systems that function together as a system.
Where does polysystem come from?: From poly- + system.

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