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alienage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
alien-age
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The status of being an alien; origin from elsewhere.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English alien Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English alienage From alien + -age.

Usage

Inflected Forms

alienages (plural)

Synonyms

alienism

Questions

What does alienage mean?
The status of being an alien; origin from elsewhere.
Where does alienage come from?
Etymology tree English alien Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English alienage From alien + -age.

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