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homerism

/ˈhoʊməɹɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
home-rism
IPA
/ˈhoʊməɹɪzəm/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word or phrase characteristic of the writings of Homer.

Countable

noun

The miming of scenes from one of Homer's epics. It was common in Greek- and Roman-era pagan festivals.

Uncountable

noun

Bias toward one's favorite team.

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Homer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Homerism From Homer + -ism.

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Inflected Forms

Homerisms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce homerism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoʊməɹɪzəm/.
What does homerism mean?
A word or phrase characteristic of the writings of Homer.
Where does homerism come from?
Etymology tree English Homer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Homerism From Homer + -ism.

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