Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

euthanasian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eu-thanasian
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supporter of the legalisation of euthanasia.

noun

adj

Pertaining to euthanasia.

Example Sentences

"1991 Joe Chamberlain, Re: Euthanasia Group: misc.handicap And even if you don't, you have *no* right to make it […] easier for the euthanasians to murder those who do."
"1996 Jeremy Anderson, Re: 16 YEAR OLD'S VIEWPOINT ON EUTHANASIA [long reply] Group: talk.euthanasia The language used by euthanasians can endanger any person."
"2008 Jerry f, Re: Archie Bunker's voting guide for November 2008. Group: alt.usage.english However, possibly euthanasians and executioners have some reason not to use this method."

Etymology

From euthanasia + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: euthanasia

Inflected Forms

euthanasians (plural)

Questions

What does euthanasian mean?: A supporter of the legalisation of euthanasia.
Where does euthanasian come from?: From euthanasia + -an.

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