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illeist

/ˈɪliɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
il-le-ist
IPA
/ˈɪliɪst/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who refers to themselves in the third person.

adj

Involving illeism.

Etymology

From Latin ille (“that man; he”) + -ist.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɪliɪst/
  • British English: /ˈɪliɪst/

Inflected Forms

illeists (plural) more illeist (comparative) most illeist (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

illeity illeism

Questions

How do you pronounce illeist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪliɪst/.
What does illeist mean?
Someone who refers to themselves in the third person.
Where does illeist come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce illeist

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