Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microfoundation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-cro-foun-da-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A microeconomic foundation for a macroeconomic theory or system

Example Sentences

"But whether such microfoundations are necessary at all is not entirely clear."

Etymology

From micro- + foundation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Inflected Forms

microfoundations (plural)

Questions

What does microfoundation mean?: A microeconomic foundation for a macroeconomic theory or system
Where does microfoundation come from?: From micro- + foundation.

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