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illiberalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
il-lib-er-al-ism
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The principle, state or quality of being illiberal.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English illiberal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English illiberalism From illiberal + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

illiberalisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

illiberal illiberally

Synonyms

illiberality antiliberalism

Questions

What does illiberalism mean?
The principle, state or quality of being illiberal.
Where does illiberalism come from?
Etymology tree English illiberal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English illiberalism From illiberal + -ism.

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