program
/ˈpɹoʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.27 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A set of structured activities; a plan of action.
noun
A set of principal goals which someone, especially a political party or candidate, supports.
noun
A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.
noun
noun
A particular mindset or method of doing things.
verb
To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "get with the program"
- "Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging."
- "The program consisted of ads for restaurants and the credits of everyone connected with the play."
- "the Toronto Sun, a daily tabloid whose programme is roughly that of the American National Enquirer or the British News of the World"
- "Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson."
- "The program runs on both Linux and Microsoft Windows."
Etymology
Borrowed from French programme, from Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”), from προγράφω (prográphō, “to set forth as a public notice”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). Doublet of programma.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɹoʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/
- British English: /ˈpɹəʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/