Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

devulgarization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-vul-gar-iza-tion
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of devulgarizing something.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It may be figured as a vertical process, one of rise or fall; fall of value or vulgarization being on the whole more in evidence in the special field of folk-lore than rise of value or devulgarization."

Etymology

From devulgarize + -ation. Attested since the 20th century.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: devulgarize

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

devulgarisation (alternative)

Questions

What does devulgarization mean?: The process of devulgarizing something.
Where does devulgarization come from?: From devulgarize + -ation. Attested since the 20th century.

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