Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acculturative

/əˈkʌl.t͡ʃəˌɹeɪt.ɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: ac-cul-tur-a-tive
IPA: /əˈkʌl.t͡ʃəˌɹeɪt.ɪv/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to produce acculturation.

Etymology

Etymology tree English acculturate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English acculturative From acculturate + -ive.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈkʌl.t͡ʃəˌɹeɪt.ɪv/

Inflected Forms

more acculturative (comparative) most acculturative (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonacculturative

Synonyms

acculturational

Questions

How do you pronounce acculturative?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkʌl.t͡ʃəˌɹeɪt.ɪv/.
What does acculturative mean?: Tending to produce acculturation.
Where does acculturative come from?: Etymology tree English acculturate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English acculturative From acculturate + -ive.

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