Speakur

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heteropatriarchy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-eropa-tri-archy
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dominance of heterosexual males in society.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From hetero- + patriarchy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

heteropatriarchies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

heteropatriarchal homopatriarchy heteronormativity heteronationalism

Questions

What does heteropatriarchy mean?
The dominance of heterosexual males in society.
Where does heteropatriarchy come from?
From hetero- + patriarchy.

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