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homeoteleuton

/ˌhoʊmiˌoʊtəˈluːtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
homeoteleu-ton
IPA
/ˌhoʊmiˌoʊtəˈluːtən/
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The repetition of endings in words; near rhyme.

noun

The accidental omission when copying a text, of text between repeated words or phrases, as the eye skips from one to the next without noticing the words in between.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὁμοιοτέλευτον (homoiotéleuton, “like ending”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌhoʊmiˌoʊtəˈluːtən/
  • British English: /ˌhəʊmiˌəʊtəˈluːtən/

Inflected Forms

homeoteleuta (plural) homeoteleutons (plural) homoeoteleuton (alternative) homoioteleuton (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce homeoteleuton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhoʊmiˌoʊtəˈluːtən/.
What does homeoteleuton mean?
The repetition of endings in words; near rhyme.
Where does homeoteleuton come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὁμοιοτέλευτον (homoiotéleuton, “like ending”).

How to pronounce homeoteleuton

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