word salad

word sal·ad

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wurd sal-uh d]
- /wɜrd ˈsæl əd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wurd sal-uh d]
- /wɜrd ˈsæl əd/

Definitions of word salad words

noun word salad incoherent speech consisting of both real and imaginary words, lacking comprehensive meaning, and occurring in advanced schizophrenic states. 1
noun word salad meaningless jumble of words 1
noun word salad A nonsensical assemblage of words, typical of schizophrenia, Wernicke's aphasia, and some other mental disorders. 0
noun word salad Meaningless text generated by a computer. 0

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Origin of word salad

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Word salad

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Word salad

word salad popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% 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.

word salad usage trend in Literature

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