Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subreplacement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-re-place-ment
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Below the level needed to maintain the current population.

Example Sentences

"The other is the fact that the population of Japan has begun to shrink, the result of years of subreplacement birth rates."

Etymology

From sub- + replacement.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Questions

What does subreplacement mean?: Below the level needed to maintain the current population.
Where does subreplacement come from?: From sub- + replacement.

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