Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

examinationism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-am-i-na-tion-ism
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An approach to education that relies too much on the results of examinations.

Archaic; Derogatory; Uncountable

Etymology

From examination + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: examination

Usage

Phrases

teach to the test

Frequently Paired Words

examinationist teach to the test

Questions

What does examinationism mean?: An approach to education that relies too much on the results of examinations.
Where does examinationism come from?: From examination + -ism.

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