Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recontextualization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: re-con-tex-tu-al-iza-tion
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process or result of recontextualizing.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Mazzucchelli particularly has it in for Willy Ilium, a snooty, priapic little choreographer whose work consists of postmodern appropriation and recontextualization."

Etymology

From re- + contextualization.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Usage

Inflected Forms

recontextualizations (plural)

Questions

What does recontextualization mean?: The process or result of recontextualizing.
Where does recontextualization come from?: From re- + contextualization.

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