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over-rational

o·ver-ra·tion·al
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver rash-uh-nl, rash-nl]
    • /ˈoʊ vər ˈræʃ ə nl, ˈræʃ nl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver rash-uh-nl, rash-nl]
    • /ˈoʊ vər ˈræʃ ə nl, ˈræʃ nl/

Definitions of over-rational word

  • adjective over-rational agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development. 1
  • adjective over-rational having or exercising reason, sound judgment, or good sense: a calm and rational negotiator. 1
  • adjective over-rational being in or characterized by full possession of one's reason; sane; lucid: The patient appeared perfectly rational. 1
  • adjective over-rational endowed with the faculty of reason: rational beings. 1
  • adjective over-rational of, relating to, or constituting reasoning powers: the rational faculty. 1
  • adjective over-rational proceeding or derived from reason or based on reasoning: a rational explanation. 1
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Origin of over-rational

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English racional < Latin ratiōnālis, equivalent to ratiōn- (stem of ratiō) reason + -ālis -al1

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Parts of speech for Over-rational

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adverb
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preposition
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over-rational popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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