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physiocrat

/ˈfɪzɪəkɹat/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phys-io-crat
IPA
/ˈfɪzɪəkɹat/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of economists in 18th-century France who believed that the government should not seek to influence the operation of natural economic laws.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French physiocrate, corresponding to physio- + -crat.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈfɪzɪəkɹat/

Inflected Forms

physiocrats (plural)

Derived Forms

physiocratism

Frequently Paired Words

physiocracy

Questions

How do you pronounce physiocrat?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪzɪəkɹat/.
What does physiocrat mean?
Any of a group of economists in 18th-century France who believed that the government should not seek to influence the operation of natural economic laws.
Where does physiocrat come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce physiocrat

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