Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

special military operation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
spe-cial mil-i-tary -op-er-a-tion
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
8
Syllables
13
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Etymology

2022, Calque of Russian специа́льная вое́нная опера́ция (speciálʹnaja vojénnaja operácija), a phrase used by Vladimir Putin upon launching an attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022, when he said he had "decided to launch a special military operation."

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What does special military operation mean?
A military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Where does special military operation come from?
2022, Calque of Russian специа́льная вое́нная опера́ция (speciálʹnaja vojénnaja operácija), a phrase used by Vladimir Putin upon launching an attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022, when he said he had "decided to launch a special military operation."

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