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cooption

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coop-tion
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cooptation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English coopt Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English cooption From coopt + -ion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cooptions (plural) co-option (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

cooptive

Questions

What does cooption mean?
A cooptation.
Where does cooption come from?
Etymology tree English coopt Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English cooption From coopt + -ion.

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