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diapause

/ˈdaɪəpɔːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
di-a-pause
IPA
/ˈdaɪəpɔːz/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To undergo diapause.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διάπαυσις (diápausis, “pause, cessation”). By surface analysis, dia- + -pause.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: διάπαυσις

Usage

Inflected Forms

diapauses (plural) diapauses (present, singular) diapausing (participle, present) diapaused (participle, past) diapaused (past)

Derived Forms

diapausal diapaused diapausin diapausing nondiapause paradiapause postdiapause prediapause

Frequently Paired Words

quiescence

Questions

How do you pronounce diapause?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪəpɔːz/.
What does diapause mean?
A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)
Where does diapause come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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