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-acusis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
-a-cu-sis
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Forms names of hearing impairments.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκουσις (ákousis, “hearing”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἄκουσις

Inflected Forms

-acousis (alternative) -acusia (alternative) -acousia (alternative)

Questions

What does -acusis mean?
Forms names of hearing impairments.
Where does -acusis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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