Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

machine elf

/məˈʃiːn ɛlf/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
ma-chine elf
IPA
/məˈʃiːn ɛlf/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /məˈʃiːn ɛlf/
  • British English: /məˈʃiːn ɛlf/

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce machine elf?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈʃiːn ɛlf/.
What does machine elf mean?
A kind of otherworldly humanoid figure sometimes seen during dimethyltryptamine (DMT) hallucinations.
Where does machine elf come from?
Coined by American ethnobotanist and author Terence McKenna (1946–2000), who advocated the responsible use of naturally occurring psychoactive plants.

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