Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interscholastic

/ˌɪntɚskəlˈæstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-scholas-tic
IPA: /ˌɪntɚskəlˈæstɪk/

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving two or more schools.

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- English scholastic English interscholastic From inter- + scholastic.

Derived Forms

interscholastically

Synonyms

interschool

Rhymes With

fantastic plastic enthusiastic drastic sarcastic elastic scholastic stochastic monastic dynastic spastic bombastic

Questions

How do you pronounce interscholastic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntɚskəlˈæstɪk/.
What does interscholastic mean?: Involving two or more schools.
Where does interscholastic 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- English scholastic English interscholastic From inter- + scholastic.

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