Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anticipatory retaliation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
an-tic-i-pa-to-ry re-tal-i-a-tion
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
10
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The carrying out of a preemptive strike.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does anticipatory retaliation mean?
The carrying out of a preemptive strike.

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