Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extrabureau

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tra-bu-reau
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Outside of a bureau or office.

Example Sentences

"In order to do this we have an extrabureau activity in which you might be interested. We have formed the Holmes Safety Association, the whole purpose of which is to promote safety in mining districts."
"The importance of multibureau, interdisciplinary work has been demonstrated graphically at the Institution, and in order to foster this cooperation, there is a need to have funds controlled by an extrabureau source."

Etymology

From extra- + bureau.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: extra

Questions

What does extrabureau mean?: Outside of a bureau or office.
Where does extrabureau come from?: From extra- + bureau.

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