Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postprimary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: post-pri-ma-ry
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

After primary school.

adj

After a primary election.

Example Sentences

"Barack Obama is having the first postprimary crisis, a moment in which the only conceivable response is: what was he thinking?"

Etymology

From post- + primary.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: post

Questions

What does postprimary mean?: After primary school.
Where does postprimary come from?: From post- + primary.

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