Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deregulatory

/diːˈɹɛɡjulətɔɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
dereg-u-la-to-ry
IPA
/diːˈɹɛɡjulətɔɹi/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to deregulation.

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 regulatory English deregulatory From de- + regulatory.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /diːˈɹɛɡjulətɔɹi/
  • British English: /diːˈɹɛɡjələtɹi/

Inflected Forms

more deregulatory (comparative) most deregulatory (superlative)

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce deregulatory?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈɹɛɡjulətɔɹi/.
What does deregulatory mean?
Of or pertaining to deregulation.
Where does deregulatory 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 regulatory English deregulatory From de- + regulatory.

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