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decanonize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-can-on-ize
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove from the literary canon.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English canonize English decanonize From de- + canonize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

decanonizes (present, singular) decanonizing (participle, present) decanonized (participle, past) decanonized (past)

Questions

What does decanonize mean?
To remove from the literary canon.
Where does decanonize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English canonize English decanonize From de- + canonize.

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