Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polytoxicomania

/pɒliˌtɑksɪkoʊˈmeɪniə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pol-y-tox-i-co-ma-ni-a
IPA: /pɒliˌtɑksɪkoʊˈmeɪniə/

31

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

8

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The addiction to multiple drugs or other intoxicating substances.

Uncountable

Etymology

From poly- (“many”) + toxicomania (“addiction to poison”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɒliˌtɑksɪkoʊˈmeɪniə/
British English: /pɒliˌtɑksɪkəʊˈmeɪniə/

Usage

Uncountable

Rhymes With

pennsylvania romania tasmania lithuania mania albania transylvania lusitania pomerania megalomania spotsylvania rumania

Questions

How do you pronounce polytoxicomania?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɒliˌtɑksɪkoʊˈmeɪniə/.
What does polytoxicomania mean?: The addiction to multiple drugs or other intoxicating substances.
Where does polytoxicomania come from?: From poly- (“many”) + toxicomania (“addiction to poison”).

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