Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

revitalization

/ɹiːˌvaɪ.tə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: re-vi-tal-iza-tion
IPA: /ɹiːˌvaɪ.tə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of revitalizing.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As we will see, it is not difficult to envisage a pragmatic and workable revitalisation strategy to stabilise and develop the Scots language by applying the basic principles discussed so far."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English vital Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English revitalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English revitalization From revitalize + -ation.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹiːˌvaɪ.tə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/
British English: /ɹiːˌvaɪ.tə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

revitalizations (plural) revitalisation (alternative)

Derived Forms

biorevitalization

Synonyms

revival resurgence revitalisation revivification

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce revitalization?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiːˌvaɪ.tə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/.
What does revitalization mean?: The process of revitalizing.
Where does revitalization come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English vital Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English revitalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English revitalization From revitalize + -ation.

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