Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decentralisation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
de-cen-tral-i-sa-tion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of decentralization.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From French décentralisation, decentralise + -ation or de- + centralisation.

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What does decentralisation mean?
Alternative spelling of decentralization.
Where does decentralisation come from?
From French décentralisation, decentralise + -ation or de- + centralisation.

How to pronounce decentralisation

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