Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

riparianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ri-par-i-an-ism
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A doctrine of riparian rights, based on the principle that the owners of riparian land had the right to remove reasonable amounts of water from the river, but others did not.

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The result was a string of decisions that further established riparianism as a rule of law."

Etymology

From riparian + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: riparian

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Questions

What does riparianism mean?: A doctrine of riparian rights, based on the principle that the owners of riparian land had the right to remove reasonable amounts of water from the river, but others did not.
Where does riparianism come from?: From riparian + -ism.

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