anaptotic

an·ap·tot·ic

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [an-uh p-tot-ik]
- /ˌæn əpˈtɒt ɪk/
- /ˌanəptˈɒtɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-uh p-tot-ik]
- /ˌæn əpˈtɒt ɪk/

Definitions of anaptotic word

adjective anaptotic (of languages) tending to become uninflected, in accordance with a theory that languages evolve from uninflected to inflected and back. 1
adjective anaptotic Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay. 0

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Origin of anaptotic

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50; an-3 + aptote (< Greek áptōton, noun use of neuter of áptōtos uninflected, not falling, equivalent to a- a-6 + ptōtós falling, verbid of píptein to fall) + -ic

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Parts of speech for Anaptotic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

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exclamation

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anaptotic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

anaptotic usage trend in Literature

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