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pathopoeia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pathopoeia
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The arousing of emotion in someone who hears music; a passage designed to arouse emotions.

Uncountable

noun

Speech that moves hearers emotionally, especially as the speaker attempts to elicit an emotional response by way of demonstrating his or her own feelings.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παθοποιία (pathopoiía); πάθος (páthos, “passion”) + ποιέω (poiéō, “make”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

pathopœia (alternative)

Derived Forms

pathopoeic

Questions

What does pathopoeia mean?
The arousing of emotion in someone who hears music; a passage designed to arouse emotions.
Where does pathopoeia come from?
From Ancient Greek παθοποιία (pathopoiía); πάθος (páthos, “passion”) + ποιέω (poiéō, “make”).

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