Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relexification

/ɹiˌlɛksəfəˈkeɪʃn̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
relex-i-fi-ca-tion
IPA
/ɹiˌlɛksəfəˈkeɪʃn̩/
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mechanism of language change by which one language replaces much or all of its lexicon with that of another language.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From relexify + -ation.

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How do you pronounce relexification?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiˌlɛksəfəˈkeɪʃn̩/.
What does relexification mean?
The mechanism of language change by which one language replaces much or all of its lexicon with that of another language.
Where does relexification come from?
From relexify + -ation.

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