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hyper-use

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per--use
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

excessive use.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English use English hyper-use From hyper- + use.

Usage

Synonyms

hyperutilization

Questions

What does hyper-use mean?
excessive use.
Where does hyper-use come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English use English hyper-use From hyper- + use.

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