decentralisation
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Decentralisation of the railways was provided for by the establishment of Area Boards for each Region, which began to function on January 1, 1955, and by the extended delegation of powers to the Boards and their General Managers; […]."
Etymology
From French décentralisation, decentralise + -ation or de- + centralisation.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: de
- Suffix: decentralise
Usage
- British usage
- Countable
- Uncountable