Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decriminalisation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
de-crim-i-nal-i-sa-tion
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of decriminalization.

British usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English criminalisation English decriminalisation From de- + criminalisation.

Usage

Synonyms

decriminalization

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

What does decriminalisation mean?
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of decriminalization.
Where does decriminalisation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English criminalisation English decriminalisation From de- + criminalisation.

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