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psychotronic

psy·cho·tron·ic
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahy-kuh-tron-ik]
    • /ˌsaɪ kəˈtrɒn ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahy-kuh-tron-ik]
    • /ˌsaɪ kəˈtrɒn ɪk/

Definition of psychotronic word

  • adjective psychotronic of or relating to a genre of usually low-budget movies that includes horror, fantasy, science-fiction, and underground films. 1

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Origin of psychotronic

First appearance:

before 1985
One of the 1% newest English words
1985-90; apparently psycho- + -tron + -ic

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Parts of speech for Psychotronic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

psychotronic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

psychotronic usage trend in Literature

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