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hermaphrodism

her·maph·ro·dit·ism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hur-maf-ruh-dahy-tiz-uh m]
    • /hɜrˈmæf rə daɪˌtɪz əm/
    • /hˈɜːməfrədˌɪzəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hur-maf-ruh-dahy-tiz-uh m]
    • /hɜrˈmæf rə daɪˌtɪz əm/

Definitions of hermaphrodism word

  • noun hermaphrodism the condition of being a hermaphrodite. 1
  • noun hermaphrodism A congenital condition in which an organism possesses the reproductive organs of both sexes. 1
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Origin of hermaphrodism

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; hermaphrodite + -ism

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Parts of speech for Hermaphrodism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hermaphrodism

hermaphrodism 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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