Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypophora

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-popho-ra
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a figure of speech in which the speaker poses a question and then answers the question.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπόφορά (hupóphorá).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὑπόφορά

Inflected Forms

hypophoras (plural)

Synonyms

anthypophora

Questions

What does hypophora mean?: a figure of speech in which the speaker poses a question and then answers the question.
Where does hypophora come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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