Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

californification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cal-i-forni-fi-ca-tion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Californication.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Oregon in the 1960s and ’70s reveled in its image as a lush paradise, sparsely populated by individualists who made no secret of their desire to protect the state from the “Californification” they feared was creeping northward."
"[Mitch] Easter too felt the ‘Californification’ of the popular music business was detrimental to creativity."
"The Californification of the way I talk started a long time ago, being that my mum is from Southern California, but I have no excuses for the fact that my conversation is essentially Fast Times at Ridgemont High at all times nowadays."

Etymology

From Californ(ia) + -ification.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: California

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

Californication

Questions

What does californification mean?: Synonym of Californication.
Where does californification come from?: From Californ(ia) + -ification.

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