Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

classitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clas-si-tis
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of authoring stylesheets with redundant and semantically unhelpful classes.

Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Classitis can be avoided through a better understanding of CSS selectors."
"Frameworks tend to suffer from divitis and classitis."

Etymology

From class + -itis.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: class

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

divitis

Questions

What does classitis mean?: The practice of authoring stylesheets with redundant and semantically unhelpful classes.
Where does classitis come from?: From class + -itis.

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