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Opsimath: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Opsimath noun. A person who begins to learn or study late in life.
How to say it
OP-sih-math/ˈɒpsɪmaθ/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (OP).
Opsimath in a sentence
At seventy-two, the opsimath signed up for her first Latin class.
There's no shame in being an opsimath; the piano doesn't care how old you are.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- late learner
- late bloomer
Where opsimath comes from
From Greek opsimathēs, learning late, from opse, late, and manthanein, to learn.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
There's no shame in being an _____; the piano doesn't care how old you are.
- opsimath
- escutcheon
- pareidolia
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opsimath: There's no shame in being an opsimath; the piano doesn't care how old you are.