Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

departmentwide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-part-men-twide
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Throughout a department.

adv

Throughout a department.

Example Sentences

"A plan to take back all so-called precinct parking permits from auxiliary officers first came to light in a Feb. 1 Police Department memo to all precincts. Mr. Browne said the action was in addition to a mandatory 20 percent reduction of placards departmentwide."

Etymology

From department + -wide.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: department

Questions

What does departmentwide mean?: Throughout a department.
Where does departmentwide come from?: From department + -wide.

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