Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aridification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: arid-i-fi-ca-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The long-term process by which a region becomes more arid

Etymology

Etymology tree French arideder. Latin āridusder. English arid Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -ficātiō Old French -ificationbor. Middle English -ificacioun English -ification English aridification From arid + -ification.

Frequently Paired Words

aridify desertification

Questions

What does aridification mean?: The long-term process by which a region becomes more arid
Where does aridification come from?: Etymology tree French arideder. Latin āridusder. English arid Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -ficātiō Old French -ificationbor. Middle English -ificacioun English -ification English aridification From arid + -ification.

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