Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pe-nal-ism
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A policy of imposing penalties.

Uncountable

Etymology

From penal + -ism.

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Usage

Questions

What does penalism mean?
A policy of imposing penalties.
Where does penalism come from?
From penal + -ism.

How to pronounce penalism

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