Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

classism

/ˈklæsɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: clas-sism
IPA: /ˈklæsɪzəm/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Discrimination or prejudice that is based on social class, especially against those of lower social class.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classisder. Middle French classebor. English class 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 classism From class + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈklæsɪzəm/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

classisms (plural)

Derived Forms

anticlassism

Frequently Paired Words

classist

Questions

How do you pronounce classism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklæsɪzəm/.
What does classism mean?: Discrimination or prejudice that is based on social class, especially against those of lower social class.
Where does classism come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classisder. Middle French classebor. English class 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 classism From class + -ism.

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