Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decompositional

[diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃənəɫ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-com-po-si-tion-al
IPA: [diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃənəɫ]

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to decomposition.

Example Sentences

"To begin with, Reynolds’ decompositional strategy invoking sub-skills such as various visual recognitional capacities (as in Marr’s theory of vision) seems to be an appeal to the so-called ‘unconscious’ processes that lead up to experience and eventually to belief."
"The Manelis and Tharp ( 1977 ) investigation failed to find a difference between affixed and nonaffixed words in either direction, a result that favored the independent entries hypothesis over either version of the decompositional hypothesis."

Etymology

From decomposition + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: decomposition

Regional Pronunciation

British English: [diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃənəɫ]

Derived Forms

decompositionality decompositionally

Questions

How do you pronounce decompositional?: The recorded pronunciation is [diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃənəɫ].
What does decompositional mean?: Of or pertaining to decomposition.
Where does decompositional come from?: From decomposition + -al.

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