Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spermism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sper-mism
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief, held by spermists, that the male sperm holds the whole germ of the future animal.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It is tempting to dismiss spermism as a quaint curiosity in the history of ideas, on a par, say, with believing that the Earth is flat."

Etymology

From sperm + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sperm

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does spermism mean?: The belief, held by spermists, that the male sperm holds the whole germ of the future animal.
Where does spermism come from?: From sperm + -ism.

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