Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reprohibition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-pro-hi-bi-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A second or subsequent prohibition.

Example Sentences

"But just as the costs of controlling illicit drugs do not of themselves justify legalization, the extensive damage done by alcohol is not sufficient to justify reprohibition."

Etymology

From re- + prohibition.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re-
Suffix: prohibition

Inflected Forms

reprohibitions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

reprohibit

Questions

What does reprohibition mean?: A second or subsequent prohibition.
Where does reprohibition come from?: From re- + prohibition.

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