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discriminative

/dɪskɹˈɪmənətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
dis-crim-i-na-tive
IPA
/dɪskɹˈɪmənətɪv/
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or relating to the ability to discriminate between things.

adj

Which serves to distinguish its bearer.

Inflected Forms

more discriminative (comparative) most discriminative (superlative)

Derived Forms

antidiscriminative discriminatively discriminativeness indiscriminative nondiscriminative undiscriminative

Phrases

discriminative stimulus

Frequently Paired Words

discriminating

Synonyms

excludent judicial discriminatory

Questions

How do you pronounce discriminative?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪskɹˈɪmənətɪv/.
What does discriminative mean?
Having or relating to the ability to discriminate between things.

How to pronounce discriminative

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