Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decommissioned

/dikəmˈɪʃənd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: de-com-mis-sioned
IPA: /dikəmˈɪʃənd/

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of decommission

Example Sentences

"That project would mean reinstating 5½ miles of decommissioned line between Tavistock, where a new single-platform railway station would be built alongside the 750-home housing estate currently under construction, and Bere Alston."

Rhymes With

commissioned positioned conditioned petitioned auditioned partitioned requisitioned repositioned reconditioned propositioned

Questions

How do you pronounce decommissioned?: The recorded pronunciation is /dikəmˈɪʃənd/.
What does decommissioned mean?: simple past and past participle of decommission

How to pronounce decommissioned

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