Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tertiarization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ter-tiariza-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shift from the primary and secondary sectors to the tertiary sector.

Uncountable

Etymology

From tertiary + -ization. By surface analysis, terti- + -ary + -ize + -ate + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tertiary

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tertiarisation (alternative)

Questions

What does tertiarization mean?: A shift from the primary and secondary sectors to the tertiary sector.
Where does tertiarization come from?: From tertiary + -ization. By surface analysis, terti- + -ary + -ize + -ate + -ion.

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