Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imaginism

/ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪ(ˌ)nɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
imag-in-ism
IPA
/ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪ(ˌ)nɪzəm/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Russian avant-garde poetic movement, founded in 1918, whose members created poetry based on sequences of arresting and uncommon images.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Russian имажини́зм (imažinízm), from Latin imāgō (“image, representation”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: имажини́зм, imāgō

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce imaginism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪ(ˌ)nɪzəm/.
What does imaginism mean?
A Russian avant-garde poetic movement, founded in 1918, whose members created poetry based on sequences of arresting and uncommon images.
Where does imaginism come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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