Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paraphrenic

/ˌpæ.ɹəˈfɹɛnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: para-phrenic
IPA: /ˌpæ.ɹəˈfɹɛnɪk/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or pertaining to paraphrenia.

noun

A person who has paraphrenia.

Example Sentences

"His case well illustrates the schiztic character of a certain class of paraphrenics."

Etymology

From paraphrenia + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: paraphrenia

Inflected Forms

more paraphrenic (comparative) most paraphrenic (superlative) paraphrenics (plural)

Derived Forms

somatoparaphrenic

Questions

How do you pronounce paraphrenic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpæ.ɹəˈfɹɛnɪk/.
What does paraphrenic mean?: Having or pertaining to paraphrenia.
Where does paraphrenic come from?: From paraphrenia + -ic.

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