Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anthropopause

/ˈænθɹəpəpɔːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-thro-popause
IPA: /ˈænθɹəpəpɔːz/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of anthropause

Example Sentences

"A global anthropopause period was imposed through the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak."
"We aimed to check the effect of the anthropopause on the populations of the sea anemones and RSCF by comparing their numbers before and after the pandemic closures."
"In conclusion, as we predicted, the anthropopause associated with the COVID-19 lockdown apparently had an effect on the feeding ecology of this urban-dwelling predator."
"Indeed, many commentators observed that such an ‘anthropo-pause’, however tragic and unintended, impressed on billions of people the urgency of finding alternative paths of ecological globalization."

Etymology

Reshaping of anthropause using anthropo- + -pause. Compare Greek ανθρωπόπαυση (anthropópafsi), Italian antropopausa. Compare also English anthropopoiesis, which retains ⟨anthropo-⟩.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈænθɹəpəpɔːz/

Inflected Forms

anthropopauses (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce anthropopause?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈænθɹəpəpɔːz/.
What does anthropopause mean?: Alternative form of anthropause
Where does anthropopause come from?: Reshaping of anthropause using anthropo- + -pause. Compare Greek ανθρωπόπαυση (anthropópafsi), Italian antropopausa. Compare also English anthropopoiesis, which retains ⟨anthropo-⟩.

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