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- [sahy-loh-sis]
- /saɪˈloʊ sɪs/
- /sɪlˈəʊsɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahy-loh-sis]
- /saɪˈloʊ sɪs/
Definitions of psilosis word
- noun psilosis a falling out of the hair. 1
- noun psilosis sprue2 . 1
- noun psilosis a disease of the small intestine 0
- noun psilosis the removal of flesh or hair 0
- noun psilosis a linguistic substitution or an instance of such 0
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Origin of psilosis
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; < New Latin < Greek psī́lōsis literally, a stripping bare, equivalent to psīlō-, variant stem of psīloûn to strip (derivative of psīlós bare, smooth) + -sis -sis
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Parts of speech for Psilosis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
psilosis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
psilosis usage trend in Literature
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