Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polydemic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-dem-ic
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring in, or inhabiting, multiple regions.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English demic English polydemic From poly- + demic.

Inflected Forms

more polydemic (comparative) most polydemic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

endemic

Rhymes With

academic non-academic epidemic systemic pandemic endemic near-endemic polemic epistemic anthemic totemic racemic

Questions

What does polydemic mean?: Occurring in, or inhabiting, multiple regions.
Where does polydemic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English demic English polydemic From poly- + demic.

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