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paternalization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-ter-nal-iza-tion
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of paternalizing.

Uncountable

Etymology

From paternal + -ization.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does paternalization mean?
The act or process of paternalizing.
Where does paternalization come from?
From paternal + -ization.

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