Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supermarionation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-mar-i-on-a-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A puppetry technique used in the 1960s, involving motorized marionettes suspended and controlled by thin wires.

Etymology

Blend of super + marionette + animation, coined by Gerry Anderson, possibly in imitation of Dynamation, Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion technique.

Frequently Paired Words

supermarionette

Questions

What does supermarionation mean?: A puppetry technique used in the 1960s, involving motorized marionettes suspended and controlled by thin wires.
Where does supermarionation come from?: Blend of super + marionette + animation, coined by Gerry Anderson, possibly in imitation of Dynamation, Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion technique.

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