Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perissology

/pɛ.ɹɪˈsɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peris-sol-o-gy
IPA: /pɛ.ɹɪˈsɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The reason assigned for saying koran and not alcoran, is truly curious. Al, say they, is the Arabic article, and signifies the; consequently, if we should say the alcoran, we should fall into a gross perissology. It is just as if we said the the book."

Etymology

From Latin perissologia, from Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “odd, uneven”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, perisso- + logy or periss- + -ology.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: perissologia, περισσός, -λογία

Usage

Inflected Forms

perissologies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

perissological

Questions

How do you pronounce perissology?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɛ.ɹɪˈsɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/.
What does perissology mean?: Superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness.
Where does perissology come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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