Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centenarianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cen-te-nar-i-an-ism
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being at least 100 years of age.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Alleged cases of centenarianism in early censuses were difficult to verify."

Etymology

From centenarian + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: centenarian

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does centenarianism mean?: The state of being at least 100 years of age.
Where does centenarianism come from?: From centenarian + -ism.

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