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dematerialisation

/diːməˌtɪəɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
de-ma-te-ri-al-i-sa-tion
IPA
/diːməˌtɪəɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
20
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
8
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the act or process of dematerializing

Countable; Uncountable

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 materialisation English dematerialisation From de- + materialisation.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːməˌtɪəɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dematerialisations (plural) dematerialization (alternative)

Homonyms

dematerialization

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce dematerialisation?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːməˌtɪəɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What does dematerialisation mean?
the act or process of dematerializing
Where does dematerialisation 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 materialisation English dematerialisation From de- + materialisation.

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