Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crypto-revisionism

/kɹɪptoʊɹɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
cryp-to-re-vi-sion-ism
IPA
/kɹɪptoʊɹɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm/
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The political use of historical revisionism.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Middle English visioun English vision English revision Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English revisionism English crypto-revisionism From crypto- + revisionism.

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce crypto-revisionism?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹɪptoʊɹɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm/.
What does crypto-revisionism mean?
The political use of historical revisionism.
Where does crypto-revisionism come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Middle English visioun English vision English revision Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English revisionism English crypto-revisionism From crypto- + revisionism.

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