Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turntablism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
turntab-lism
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art of using one or more turntables and mixers to create an original musical piece.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English turntable Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English turntablism From turntable + -ism.

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Questions

What does turntablism mean?
The art of using one or more turntables and mixers to create an original musical piece.
Where does turntablism come from?
Etymology tree English turntable Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English turntablism From turntable + -ism.

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