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dysmetria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dys-me-tria
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inability to control or to limit muscular movement.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

1910-1915. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δυσμετρία (dusmetría), from δυσ- (dus-) + μέτρον (métron) + -ία (-ía).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dysmetrias (plural)

Questions

What does dysmetria mean?
An inability to control or to limit muscular movement.
Where does dysmetria come from?
1910-1915. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δυσμετρία (dusmetría), from δυσ- (dus-) + μέτρον (métron) + -ία (-ía).

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