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geomythology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ge-omythol-o-gy
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of myths concerning geological features and events that may refer to verifiable geological phenomena.

Uncountable

Etymology

From geo- + mythology, coined in 1968 by Dorothy Vitaliano, a geologist at Indiana University.

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Frequently Paired Words

geomyth geomythical geomythological geomythologist

Questions

What does geomythology mean?
The study of myths concerning geological features and events that may refer to verifiable geological phenomena.
Where does geomythology come from?
From geo- + mythology, coined in 1968 by Dorothy Vitaliano, a geologist at Indiana University.

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