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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

juvenilization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ju-ve-niliza-tion
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of juvenilizing.

Uncountable

noun

The retention, by adults in a species, of traits previously seen only in juveniles.

Uncountable

Etymology

From juvenile + -ization.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

juvenilizations (plural)

Synonyms

neoteny

Questions

What does juvenilization mean?
The act or process of juvenilizing.
Where does juvenilization come from?
From juvenile + -ization.

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