Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-raz-muh s]
- /məˈræz məs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [muh-raz-muh s]
- /məˈræz məs/
Definitions of marasmic word
- noun marasmic malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and irritability. 1
- noun marasmic Relating to, or suffering from marasmus. 1
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Origin of marasmic
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < New Latin < Greek marasmós a wasting away, akin to maraínein to weaken, waste away
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Parts of speech for Marasmic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
marasmic 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.
marasmic usage trend in Literature
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