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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

icasm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
icasm
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

imitative or figurative expression

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εἴκασμα (eíkasma, “likeness”), from εἰκάζω (eikázō).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: εἴκασμα

Usage

Inflected Forms

icasms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

icastic

Questions

What does icasm mean?
imitative or figurative expression
Where does icasm come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce icasm

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