Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bilateralism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-lat-er-al-ism
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A matching arrangement on each of two sides.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The policy of having bilateral agreements between two countries.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English bilateral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English bilateralism From bilateral + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bilateralisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

unilateralism multilateralism

Synonyms

bilaterality bilateral symmetry

Questions

What does bilateralism mean?: A matching arrangement on each of two sides.
Where does bilateralism come from?: Etymology tree English bilateral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English bilateralism From bilateral + -ism.

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