Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paremiology

/pəˌɹiːmiˈɒləd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: paremi-ol-o-gy
IPA: /pəˌɹiːmiˈɒləd͡ʒi/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of proverbs.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In this respect, paremiology can immensely contribute to the more general study of culture from a semiotic point of view, or in a semiotic perspective. But culture is a process, a synchronous snapshot, at best, being subject to constant changes."

Etymology

From paremia (“proverb”) + -ology, from Latin paroemia, from Ancient Greek παροιμία (paroimía).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: paroemia, παροιμία
Suffix: paroemia

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

paroemiology (alternative) parœmiology (alternative)

Derived Forms

paremiological paremiologist

Frequently Paired Words

paremiography paremiologically paroemia

Questions

How do you pronounce paremiology?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˌɹiːmiˈɒləd͡ʒi/.
What does paremiology mean?: The study of proverbs.
Where does paremiology come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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