diasporal
/daɪˈæspəɹəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to a diaspora.
noun
A diluted colloidal solution of some compound.
Example Sentences
- "But to speak of a diasporal point of view of particular sects, or of the view of sects concerning the Jews of the Diaspora as a whole, would be misleading as too vague."
- "However, unlike those earlier works, [Richard J.] Powell attempts to show these processes through the cultural forces that have shaped twentieth-century diasporal concerns."
- "They excitedly departed for the motherland only to relive Okonkwo's post-exile epiphany: a noteworthy and implicitly parabolic moment whose resonances of African diasporal experience are unmistakable."
- "The Action Plan promised to: '[...] promote diasporal representation in the National Assembly and explore the reintroduction of diasporal voting at general elections; [...]'"
- "Diasporals is the name given to a series of colloidal solutions of certain elements and compounds in a high state of dispersion. Calomel, iron, sulphur and bismuth are some of the diasporals which are now on the market."
- "Treatment of syphilis with colloidal mercury preparations.—Ludwig Zweig, Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift, Berlin, June 29, 1923, p. 851. Intravenous injections of colloidal calomel were attempted. When severe reactions occurred, this was abandoned for calomel-diasporal, which contains in 1.5 c. c. of fluid, 15 mg. calomel."
Etymology
From diaspora + -al (suffix forming adjectives; or forming nouns, especially of some verbal action). Diaspora is derived from Ancient Greek διασπορά (diasporá, “dispersion”), from διασπείρω (diaspeírō, “to scatter”), from δια- (dia-, prefix indicating motion across or in all directions) + σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”) (from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick”), *sperH- (“to kick”)).
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /daɪˈæspəɹəl/
- British English: /daɪˈæspəɹəl/