Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alexical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: alex-i-cal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"In Wolfram hatte Hunger, we would not say that Wolfram is the possessor of the hunger. Hence, the descriptive content is close to nothing, and it is perhaps somewhat arbitrary whether one considers hab- to be alexical or lexical."

Etymology

From a- + lexical.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Questions

What does alexical mean?: Not lexical.
Where does alexical come from?: From a- + lexical.

How to pronounce alexical

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