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anticaliphate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-caliphate
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A government having the pretence of featuring the real caliph, as opposed to another caliphate claiming to succeed to the Islamic State of Muhammad under a caliph.

adj

Belonging to the political stance of repudiating the idea of caliphate to rule.

Etymology

From anticaliph + -ate, or anti- + caliphate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

anticaliphates (plural) antikhalifate (alternative, rare) anti-caliphate (alternative) more anticaliphate (comparative) most anticaliphate (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

antipope

Questions

What does anticaliphate mean?
A government having the pretence of featuring the real caliph, as opposed to another caliphate claiming to succeed to the Islamic State of Muhammad under a caliph.
Where does anticaliphate come from?
From anticaliph + -ate, or anti- + caliphate.

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