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- US Pronunciation
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- [pig-mey-lee-uh n, -meyl-yuh n]
- /pɪgˈmeɪ li ən, -ˈmeɪl yən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pig-mey-lee-uh n, -meyl-yuh n]
- /pɪgˈmeɪ li ən, -ˈmeɪl yən/
Definitions of pygmalion word
- noun pygmalion Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite. 1
- noun pygmalion (italics) a comedy (1912) by George Bernard Shaw. 1
- noun pygmalion a king of Cyprus, who fell in love with the statue of a woman he had sculpted and which his prayers brought to life as Galatea 0
- noun pygmalion a king of Cyprus and a sculptor 0
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Parts of speech for Pygmalion
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adjective
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preposition
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pygmalion popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% 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".
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