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hallucinatory

/həˈluː.sɪ.nə.tɔːr.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
hal-lu-cin-atory
IPA
/həˈluː.sɪ.nə.tɔːr.i/
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Partaking of, or tending to produce, hallucination.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English hallucinate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English hallucinatory From hallucinate + -ory.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /həˈluː.sɪ.nə.tɔːr.i/
  • British English: /həˈluː.sɪ.nə.tər.i/

Inflected Forms

more hallucinatory (comparative) most hallucinatory (superlative)

Derived Forms

antihallucinatory hallucinatorily hallucinatoriness nonhallucinatory pseudohallucinatory semihallucinatory

Phrases

hallucinatory realism

Questions

How do you pronounce hallucinatory?
The recorded pronunciation is /həˈluː.sɪ.nə.tɔːr.i/.
What does hallucinatory mean?
Partaking of, or tending to produce, hallucination.
Where does hallucinatory come from?
Etymology tree English hallucinate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English hallucinatory From hallucinate + -ory.

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