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dementia pugilistica

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-men-ti-a pugilis-ti-ca
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A neurodegenerative disease or dementia associated with repeated concussions, as in boxers.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin dementia pugilistica (“boxer's madness”).

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Usage

Synonyms

punch drunk syndrome

Questions

What does dementia pugilistica mean?
A neurodegenerative disease or dementia associated with repeated concussions, as in boxers.
Where does dementia pugilistica come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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