Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

substyle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-style
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A secondary or subsidiary style.

noun

A right line on which the style, or gnomon, of a sundial is erected, being the common section of the face of the dial and a plane perpendicular to it passing through the style.

Example Sentences

"In this way, breakdancing, hardbeat, acidhouse, acidbeat, hip-hop, punk, rockabilly and streetmusic make up a plurality of substyles launched by the record companies which take over the national markets, […]"
"which is the distance of the Substyle from the Perpendicular[…]"

Etymology

From sub- + style.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Inflected Forms

substyles (plural) substile (alternative)

Derived Forms

substylar

Questions

What does substyle mean?: A secondary or subsidiary style.
Where does substyle come from?: From sub- + style.

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