psychedelia

psy·che·de·lia

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sahy-ki-deel-yuh, -del-yuh]
- /ˌsaɪ kɪˈdil yə, -ˈdɛl yə/
- /saɪkɪˈdiːlɪə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahy-ki-deel-yuh, -del-yuh]
- /ˌsaɪ kɪˈdil yə, -ˈdɛl yə/

Definitions of psychedelia word

noun psychedelia the realm or artifacts of psychedelic drugs, art, writings, or the like. 1
noun psychedelia hallucinogenic drug culture 1
uncountable noun psychedelia Psychedelia refers to psychedelic objects, clothes, and music. 0
noun psychedelia psychedelic objects, dress, music, etc 0
noun psychedelia psychedelic drugs or anything associated with their use 0

See all 5 definitions of psychedelia

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Origin of psychedelia

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1965-70; psychedel(ic) + -ia

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Parts of speech for Psychedelia

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Psychedelia

psychedelia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% 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.

psychedelia usage trend in Literature

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