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- US Pronunciation
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- \ˈē-mik\
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- \ˈē-mik\
Definitions of emic word
- noun emic Relating to or denoting an approach to the study or description of a particular language or culture in terms of its internal elements and their functioning rather than in terms of any existing external scheme. 1
- adjective emic of or relating to the role specific elements play in a significant system (such as linguistics) 0
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Parts of speech for Emic
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emic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
emic usage trend in Literature
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