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hypocatastasis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hypocatas-ta-sis
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The implication or declaration of a comparison that does not directly invoke both objects of the comparison.

Uncountable

noun

The word or phrase used in this way; an implied comparison.

Countable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑποκατάστασις (hupokatástasis, “substitution”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ὑποκατάστασις

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypocatastases (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does hypocatastasis mean?
The implication or declaration of a comparison that does not directly invoke both objects of the comparison.
Where does hypocatastasis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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