Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oilocracy

/ɔilˈɑkɹəsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oiloc-ra-cy
IPA
/ɔilˈɑkɹəsi/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A country whose capital comes mostly or largely from petroleum reserves.

Etymology

From oil + -o- + -cracy.

Inflected Forms

oilocracies (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce oilocracy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɔilˈɑkɹəsi/.
What does oilocracy mean?
A country whose capital comes mostly or largely from petroleum reserves.
Where does oilocracy come from?
From oil + -o- + -cracy.

How to pronounce oilocracy

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