Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperlocalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-local-ism
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

news coverage of very local events, especially to the exclusion of more important world events

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The advantage of this suburban cable television news is what has been called its “hyperlocalism” — the coverage of the small-scale events of suburban life that were once the province of only community newspapers."

Etymology

Etymology tree English hyperlocal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hyperlocalism From hyperlocal + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hyperlocalism mean?: news coverage of very local events, especially to the exclusion of more important world events
Where does hyperlocalism come from?: Etymology tree English hyperlocal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hyperlocalism From hyperlocal + -ism.

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