Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lionisation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: li-on-i-sa-tion
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of lionization.

British usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The liberal newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza has also made clear its disapproval of the film's lionisation of the Bielski brothers."

Etymology

Etymology tree English lionise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English lionisation From lionise + -ation.

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Inflected Forms

lionisations (plural)

Questions

What does lionisation mean?: Alternative spelling of lionization.
Where does lionisation come from?: Etymology tree English lionise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English lionisation From lionise + -ation.

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