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tellurism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tel-lurism
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hypothetical form of animal magnetism (mesmerism), ascribed to the agency of a telluric spirit or influence.

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The supposed influence of emanations from the soil in producing disease.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From telluric + -ism.

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Usage

Questions

What does tellurism mean?
A hypothetical form of animal magnetism (mesmerism), ascribed to the agency of a telluric spirit or influence.
Where does tellurism come from?
From telluric + -ism.

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