Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centrism

/ˈsɛnˌtrɪz(ə)m/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: cen-trism
IPA: /ˈsɛnˌtrɪz(ə)m/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any moderate political philosophy that avoids extremes.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English centre 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 centrism From centre + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

centrisms (plural)

Derived Forms

anticentrism

Phrases

enlightened centrism -centrism

Frequently Paired Words

-centrism centrist

Synonyms

bothsidesism moderatism

Questions

How do you pronounce centrism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛnˌtrɪz(ə)m/.
What does centrism mean?: Any moderate political philosophy that avoids extremes.
Where does centrism come from?: Etymology tree English centre 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 centrism From centre + -ism.

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