Zaum

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proper noun

Linguistic experiments in sound symbolism and language creation, associated with futurist poets of the Russian Empire.

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OriginRussian за́умь →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. literatureLinguistic experiments in sound symbolism and language creation, associated with futurist poets of the Russian Empire.

    Synonyms: beyonsense, transreason

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounLinguistic experiments in sound symbolism and language creation, associated with futurist poets of the Russian Empire.

Similar
beyonsensetransreason
Also see
beyonsensetransreason

Origin

  1. Russianза́умь
  2. EnglishZaum

From Russian за́умь (záumʹ, literally “nonsense”).

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Anagrams

ZumaMazu
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APA

Zaum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zaum

MLA

“Zaum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zaum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zaum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zaum.

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