Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unrefereed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-ref-er-eed
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not judged by a formal referee.

adj

Of a journal article: not reviewed before being printed.

Example Sentences

"Our friendly games of ball are unrefereed, which is fine until we have to settle a dispute by screaming at each other."
"Being printed in an unrefereed journal isn't as prestigious as being published in a refereed academic journal."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English refereed English unrefereed From un- + refereed.

Questions

What does unrefereed mean?: Not judged by a formal referee.
Where does unrefereed come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English refereed English unrefereed From un- + refereed.

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