Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

areoversal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: are-over-sal
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A linguistic feature that is recurrent in language varieties in a certain geographical area.

Etymology

Blend of area + universal with Latinizing -o-. Coined by Benedikt Szmrecsanyi and Bernd Kortmann (2009), apparently after earlier angloversal.

Inflected Forms

areoversals (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

varioversal angloversal

Questions

What does areoversal mean?: A linguistic feature that is recurrent in language varieties in a certain geographical area.
Where does areoversal come from?: Blend of area + universal with Latinizing -o-. Coined by Benedikt Szmrecsanyi and Bernd Kortmann (2009), apparently after earlier angloversal.

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