semi-abstraction

1. 1.

   a semiabstract painting

   Broaderpainting

Questions about semi-abstraction

What does semi-abstraction mean?

semi-abstraction means "a semiabstract painting".

How many syllables are in semi-abstraction?

semi-abstraction has 6 syllables and divides as se-mi--ab-strac-ti-on under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is semi-abstraction a common word?

semi-abstraction is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.