Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spellout

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spell-out
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stage in producing an utterance that comes between syntax and the interface with the phonological form, according to Chomsky's minimalist program.

Etymology

Deverbal from spell out.

Inflected Forms

spellouts (plural)

Questions

What does spellout mean?: A stage in producing an utterance that comes between syntax and the interface with the phonological form, according to Chomsky's minimalist program.
Where does spellout come from?: Deverbal from spell out.

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