Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pregentrification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-gen-tri-fi-ca-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to gentrification.

Example Sentences

"Mr. Manning, who has been the church’s pastor for 27 years, said the intent of the boycott was to return Harlem to its pregentrification days of 1990, without the crack, crime and boarded-up buildings."

Etymology

From pre- + gentrification.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does pregentrification mean?: Prior to gentrification.
Where does pregentrification come from?: From pre- + gentrification.

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