Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transcendental meditation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: tran-scen-den-tal med-i-ta-tion
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of mantra meditation introduced worldwide in 1957 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917–2008).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see transcendental, meditation.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

transcendental meditations (plural)

Questions

What does transcendental meditation mean?: A form of mantra meditation introduced worldwide in 1957 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917–2008).

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