Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peasantization

/ˌpɛzn̩tʌɪˈzeɪʃn̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peas-an-ti-za-tion
IPA: /ˌpɛzn̩tʌɪˈzeɪʃn̩/

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of creating a peasant class involved in small-scale agrarian practices.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"At the same time, a strategy of peasantization might reduce (but this is by no means certain) or postpone (perhaps for a generation or so) the more acute social and political conflicts which are inherent in the process of marginalization."
"Indeed, in so far as the ‘peasantisation’ of the squires was in line with the basic peasant ideal of creating a society made up entirely of smallholding family farmers, it was even something to be welcomed."

Etymology

From peasantize + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: peasantize

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌpɛzn̩tʌɪˈzeɪʃn̩/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

peasantisation (alternative)

Derived Forms

depeasantization

Questions

How do you pronounce peasantization?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɛzn̩tʌɪˈzeɪʃn̩/.
What does peasantization mean?: The process of creating a peasant class involved in small-scale agrarian practices.
Where does peasantization come from?: From peasantize + -ation.

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