Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incrementalism

/ˌɪnkɹəmˈɛntəlˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
in-cre-men-tal-ism
IPA
/ˌɪnkɹəmˈɛntəlˌɪzəm/
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any method of achieving a goal by means of a series of gradual increments, or small steps.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree English incremental 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 incrementalism From incremental + -ism.

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How do you pronounce incrementalism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnkɹəmˈɛntəlˌɪzəm/.
What does incrementalism mean?
Any method of achieving a goal by means of a series of gradual increments, or small steps.
Where does incrementalism come from?
Etymology tree English incremental 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 incrementalism From incremental + -ism.

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