hypotyposis

hy·po·ty·po·sis

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-puh-tahy-poh-sis]
- /ˌhaɪ pə taɪˈpoʊ sɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-puh-tahy-poh-sis]
- /ˌhaɪ pə taɪˈpoʊ sɪs/

Definitions of hypotyposis word

noun hypotyposis lifelike description of a thing or scene. 1
noun hypotyposis a figure of speech by which something not present is represented as though present 0

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Origin of hypotyposis

First appearance:

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

1575-85; < Greek hypotýpōsis outline, copy pattern, equivalent to hypo- hypo- + týpōsis forming, molding (týp(os) beat, impression, mold + -ōsis -osis)

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Parts of speech for Hypotyposis

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hypotyposis

hypotyposis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% 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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