Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demilitarization

/dimˌɪlətɚəzˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
de-mil-i-ta-riza-tion
IPA
/dimˌɪlətɚəzˈeɪʃən/
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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 military 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 English militarize 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 militarization English demilitarization From de- + militarization.

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Questions

How do you pronounce demilitarization?
The recorded pronunciation is /dimˌɪlətɚəzˈeɪʃən/.
What does demilitarization mean?
Alternative spelling of demilitarisation.
Where does demilitarization 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 military 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 English militarize 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 militarization English demilitarization From de- + militarization.

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