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deprovincialize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-provin-cial-ize
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make less of provincial.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From de- + provincial + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

deprovincializes (present, singular) deprovincializing (participle, present) deprovincialized (participle, past) deprovincialized (past)

Questions

What does deprovincialize mean?
To make less of provincial.
Where does deprovincialize come from?
From de- + provincial + -ize.

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