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abstentionist

/æbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ab-sten-tion-ist
IPA
/æbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically.

adj

relating to or in accordance with abstentionism.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English abstention Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English abstentionist From abstention + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /æbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/
  • British English: /əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/

Inflected Forms

abstentionists (plural) more abstentionist (comparative) most abstentionist (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

abstentionism

Questions

How do you pronounce abstentionist?
The recorded pronunciation is /æbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪst/.
What does abstentionist mean?
A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically.
Where does abstentionist come from?
Etymology tree English abstention Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English abstentionist From abstention + -ist.

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