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lexiphanicism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lex-iphani-cism
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of pretentious words or language.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From lexiphanic + -ism, from Lexiphanes (“a character in the works of Lucian”) + -ic.

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Inflected Forms

lexiphanicisms (plural)

Questions

What does lexiphanicism mean?
The use of pretentious words or language.
Where does lexiphanicism come from?
From lexiphanic + -ism, from Lexiphanes (“a character in the works of Lucian”) + -ic.

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