Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

periergia

/ˌpɛ.ɹiˈɝ.d͡ʒi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: perier-gia
IPA: /ˌpɛ.ɹiˈɝ.d͡ʒi.ə/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of an excessively elaborate or elevated style to discuss a trivial matter; bombastic or laboured language.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The first place in which almost all of us encounter discourses of polypragmosyne, and latterly of periergia, is in the literature of fifth- and fourth-century BC Athens."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɛ.ɹiˈɝ.d͡ʒi.ə/
British English: /ˌpɛ.ɹiˈɜː.d͡ʒi.ə/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce periergia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɛ.ɹiˈɝ.d͡ʒi.ə/.
What does periergia mean?: The use of an excessively elaborate or elevated style to discuss a trivial matter; bombastic or laboured language.

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