Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embryogeny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: em-bryo-ge-ny
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In “A Carcass,” embryogeny is reversed. Death, forcing the beloved to imitate the animal's deconstruction, will make her surrender gender, identity, and coherence."

Etymology

From embryo- + -geny, probably after French embryogénie.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: embryo
Suffix: geny

Usage

Inflected Forms

embryogenies (plural)

Questions

What does embryogeny mean?: Embryogenesis.
Where does embryogeny come from?: From embryo- + -geny, probably after French embryogénie.

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