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peripety

/pəˈɹɪpəti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
peripety
IPA
/pəˈɹɪpəti/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of peripeteia (“sudden change in circumstances; crisis”).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The third stage of a dream in Jungian theory.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

peripeties (plural)

Synonyms

peripeteia peripetia

Questions

How do you pronounce peripety?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈɹɪpəti/.
What does peripety mean?
Alternative form of peripeteia (“sudden change in circumstances; crisis”).

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