Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parelcon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: par-el-con
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of redundancy involving the addition of a syllable, particle, or another word, to the end of a word.

Archaic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παρέλκων (parélkōn), from παρέλκω (parélkō, “to draw aside, to be redundant”), from ἕλκω (hélkō).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: παρέλκων

Usage

Archaic

Frequently Paired Words

paragoge

Questions

What does parelcon mean?: A form of redundancy involving the addition of a syllable, particle, or another word, to the end of a word.
Where does parelcon come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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