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- [hawr-mee]
- /ˈhɔr mi/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hawr-mee]
- /ˈhɔr mi/
Definition of hormic word
- noun hormic activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort. 1
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Origin of hormic
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15, horme is from the Greek word hormḗ impetus, impulse
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Parts of speech for Hormic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hormic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% 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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