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anthropopause

UK/ˈænθɹəpəpɔːz/

anthropopause is the alternative form of anthropause.

Meaning of anthropause

Noun

anthropause (plural anthropauses)

  1. (neologism) A global reduction in modern human activity resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
    • The enforced global 'anthropause' during part of 2020 was also a reminder of the importance of timing: we have become used to having the things we need.2020, Alan Parkinson, Why Study Geography?, page 40
    Synonyms:
    great pause

Forms of anthropopause

pluralanthropopauses

Origin of anthropopause

Reshaping of anthropause using anthropo- + -pause. Compare Greek ανθρωπόπαυση (anthropópafsi), Italian antropopausa. Compare also English anthropopoiesis, which retains ⟨anthropo-⟩.

Questions about anthropopause

What is anthropopause the alternative form of?
Anthropopause is the alternative form of anthropause.
How do you pronounce anthropopause?
Anthropopause is pronounced /ˈænθɹəpəpɔːz/ (UK).

Words near anthropopause in the dictionary

  1. anthropopathism
  2. anthropopathisms
  3. anthropopathite
  4. anthropopathites
  5. anthropopathy
  6. anthropopause
  7. anthropopauses
  8. anthropopeia
  9. anthropophagi
  10. anthropophagic
  11. anthropophagical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: anthropopause (page history and authors); anthropause (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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