Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

continentalization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-ti-nen-tal-iza-tion
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Modification to a continental form

Example Sentences

"In this way the model captures the gradual continentalization of weather (aridification) as air moves inland."

Etymology

From continental + -ization.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: continental

Inflected Forms

continentalizations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

continentalize

Questions

What does continentalization mean?: Modification to a continental form
Where does continentalization come from?: From continental + -ization.

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