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elemeno

elemeno noun: a nonexistent letter of the alphabet which some children think comes between k and p.

Noun

elemeno

  1. (childish) A nonexistent letter of the alphabet which some children think comes between k and p.
    • In the early days, when I was setting out the alphabet blocks in order, I could not find Elemeno to come after H I J and K.1955, Norah Burke, chapter 6, in Jungle Child, page 56
    • Had you asked me what letter preceded "P," I would have told you, "Elemeno."1992, Naomi Baron, “Beyond Elemeno” (chapter 7), in Growing Up With Language: How Children Learn To Talk, page 193

Forms of elemeno

alternative formellemeno

Origin of elemeno

Phonetic misinterpretation of the four sequential letters L, M, N, O which are usually spoken quickly while reciting the alphabet.

Questions about elemeno

What does elemeno mean?
Elemeno means a nonexistent letter of the alphabet which some children think comes between k and p.
What part of speech is elemeno?
Elemeno is a noun.

Words near elemeno in the dictionary

  1. Elektrėnai
  2. elem
  3. elem.
  4. Eleme fig
  5. Eleme figs
  6. elemeno
  7. element
  8. element 0
  9. element number
  10. element numbers
  11. element of surprise

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