Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legalisation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: le-gal-i-sa-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Non-Oxford British spelling of legalization.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From legalise + -ation. Piecewise doublet of loyalisation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: legalise

Usage

Inflected Forms

legalisations (plural)

Derived Forms

relegalisation

Synonyms

legalization legitimation

Questions

What does legalisation mean?: Non-Oxford British spelling of legalization.
Where does legalisation come from?: From legalise + -ation. Piecewise doublet of loyalisation.

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