Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-replicating

/sˌɛlfɹˈɛplɪkˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
self--repli-cat-ing
IPA
/sˌɛlfɹˈɛplɪkˌeɪtɪŋ/
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English replicating English self-replicating From self- + replicating.

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How do you pronounce self-replicating?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˌɛlfɹˈɛplɪkˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does self-replicating mean?
Able to generate a copy of itself.
Where does self-replicating come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English replicating English self-replicating From self- + replicating.

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