Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cannonism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: can-non-ism
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dominance over the House of Representatives and its discussions and debates, like that exerted by Joseph Gurney Cannon (1836–1926), Republican politician.

American usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From Cannon + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Cannon

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Questions

What does cannonism mean?: Dominance over the House of Representatives and its discussions and debates, like that exerted by Joseph Gurney Cannon (1836–1926), Republican politician.
Where does cannonism come from?: From Cannon + -ism.

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