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creolization

/ˌkɹiː.əʊ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
cre-oliza-tion
IPA
/ˌkɹiː.əʊ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the process of a pidgin rapidly expanding its vocabulary and grammatical rules, ultimately becoming a creole.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

of Indo-Trinidadians, the process of assimilation into the dominant Creole culture.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Portuguese crioulobor. Spanish criollo French créolebor. English Creole English creole Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize 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 -ization English creolization From creole + -ization.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌkɹiː.əʊ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/

Usage

Inflected Forms

creolizations (plural) creolisation (alternative)

Derived Forms

decreolization

Questions

How do you pronounce creolization?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɹiː.əʊ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/.
What does creolization mean?
the process of a pidgin rapidly expanding its vocabulary and grammatical rules, ultimately becoming a creole.
Where does creolization come from?
Etymology tree Portuguese crioulobor. Spanish criollo French créolebor. English Creole English creole Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize 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 -ization English creolization From creole + -ization.

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