Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

akkadocentric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: akkado-cen-tric
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Emphasizing Akkadian (e.g. in interpreting Sumerian or reconstructing Proto-Semitic).

Example Sentences

"The two main distorting factors are the ethnocentric approach and the Akkadocentric approach. […] By the Akkadocentric approach I mean the procedure that stops the semantic investigation of a Sumerian word as soon as its Akkadian equivalent is determined."
"Only a few scholars professing a manifestly Akkadocentric approach to the [Proto-Semitic] reconstruction dared to advocate the originality of the Akkadian picture […]"

Etymology

From Akkado- + -centric.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Akkado
Suffix: centric

Inflected Forms

more Akkadocentric (comparative) most Akkadocentric (superlative)

Questions

What does akkadocentric mean?: Emphasizing Akkadian (e.g. in interpreting Sumerian or reconstructing Proto-Semitic).
Where does akkadocentric come from?: From Akkado- + -centric.

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