Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graphesthesia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: graph-es-the-sia
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to recognise writing on the skin purely by the sensation of touch.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) English graph- English -esthesia English graphesthesia From graph- + -esthesia.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

agraphesthesia

Questions

What does graphesthesia mean?: The ability to recognise writing on the skin purely by the sensation of touch.
Where does graphesthesia come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) English graph- English -esthesia English graphesthesia From graph- + -esthesia.

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