Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interagency

/ɪntəˈɹeɪd͡ʒənsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-a-gen-cy
IPA: /ɪntəˈɹeɪd͡ʒənsi/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Between or among agencies.

noun

intermediate agency

Example Sentences

"The office is currently conducting a joint interagency enforcement pilot with the city. Mayor Eric Adams said the initiative had led to seizures of more than 100,000 items and the issuance 300 civil and criminal violations."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Medieval Latin agēntiabor. English agency English interagency From inter- + agency.

Inflected Forms

inter-agency (alternative)

Rhymes With

agency

Questions

How do you pronounce interagency?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪntəˈɹeɪd͡ʒənsi/.
What does interagency mean?: Between or among agencies.
Where does interagency come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Medieval Latin agēntiabor. English agency English interagency From inter- + agency.

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