Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

presbyacusis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pres-by-a-cu-sis
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of presbycusis.

Uncountable

Etymology

From presby- + -acusis. (Ultimately from Ancient Greek πρέσβυς (présbus, “old”) and ἄκουσις (ákousis, “hearing”).)

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: presby-
Root: πρέσβυς
Suffix: -acusis

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does presbyacusis mean?: Alternative form of presbycusis.
Where does presbyacusis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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