galimatias

gal·i·ma·ti·as

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gal-uh-mey-shee-uh s, -mat-ee-uh s]
- /ˌgæl əˈmeɪ ʃi əs, -ˈmæt i əs/
- /ˌɡæ.lɪ.ˈmæ.tɪəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gal-uh-mey-shee-uh s, -mat-ee-uh s]
- /ˌgæl əˈmeɪ ʃi əs, -ˈmæt i əs/

Definitions of galimatias word

noun galimatias confused or unintelligible talk. 1
noun galimatias confused talk; gibberish 0
noun galimatias meaningless talk; gibberish 0
noun galimatias nonsense, gobbledygook. 0

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Origin of galimatias

First appearance:

before 1645

One of the 44% oldest English words

1645-55; < French, word of obscure origin first attested in Montaigne (jargon de galimathias)

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Parts of speech for Galimatias

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Galimatias

galimatias popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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