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neoterism

/niˈɑtəˌɹɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
neo-ter-ism
IPA
/niˈɑtəˌɹɪzəm/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An innovation or novelty

Archaic

noun

a neoteric (newly coined) word or phrase.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεότερος (neóteros) + -ism.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: νεότερος

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /niˈɑtəˌɹɪzəm/
  • British English: /niːˈɒtəɹɪzəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

neoterisms (plural)

Synonyms

neologism

Questions

How do you pronounce neoterism?
The recorded pronunciation is /niˈɑtəˌɹɪzəm/.
What does neoterism mean?
An innovation or novelty
Where does neoterism come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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