Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

non-departmental

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: non-de-part-men-tal
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of nondepartmental.

Example Sentences

"Innovate UK is the UK's innovation agency - a non-departmental government body with a mission to drive sustainable economic growth through business-led innovation, by investing in innovation and giving innovative businesses access to support."

Etymology

From non- + departmental.

Questions

What does non-departmental mean?: Alternative form of nondepartmental.
Where does non-departmental come from?: From non- + departmental.

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