Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seddonism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sed-don-ism
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pompous ambition, absurd pretension.

Uncountable

Etymology

Used in reference to Richard Seddon, New Zealand Prime Minister from 1893-1906.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does seddonism mean?: Pompous ambition, absurd pretension.
Where does seddonism come from?: Used in reference to Richard Seddon, New Zealand Prime Minister from 1893-1906.

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