Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retrognathism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ret-rog-nathism
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being retrognathic.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From retro- + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + -ism.

Usage

Questions

What does retrognathism mean?
The quality of being retrognathic.
Where does retrognathism come from?
From retro- + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + -ism.

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