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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paragram

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
para-gram
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A play on words; a pun.

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin paragramma, from Ancient Greek παράγραμμα (parágramma).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: παράγραμμα

Inflected Forms

paragrams (plural) paragramme (alternative)

Derived Forms

paragrammatist

Questions

What does paragram mean?
A play on words; a pun.
Where does paragram come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce paragram

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