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psycho-history

psy·cho-his·to·ry
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahy-koh his-tuh-ree, his-tree]
    • /ˈsaɪ koʊ ˈhɪs tə ri, ˈhɪs tri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahy-koh his-tuh-ree, his-tree]
    • /ˈsaɪ koʊ ˈhɪs tə ri, ˈhɪs tri/

Definition of psycho-history word

  • noun psycho-history history or the writing of history employing the techniques of psychoanalysis to explore motivations, explain actions, etc. 1
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Origin of psycho-history

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; psycho- + history

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Parts of speech for Psycho-history

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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psycho-history popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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