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maoist

/mˈaʊɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
maoist
IPA
/mˈaʊɪst/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of, related to, or advocating Maoism

noun

one who advocates Maoism

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Mao Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Maoist From Mao + -ist.

Inflected Forms

more Maoist (comparative) most Maoist (superlative) Maoists (plural)

Phrases

Maoist Standard English Marxist-Leninist-Maoist neo-Maoist

Rhymes With

taoist

Questions

How do you pronounce maoist?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈaʊɪst/.
What does maoist mean?
of, related to, or advocating Maoism
Where does maoist come from?
Etymology tree English Mao Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Maoist From Mao + -ist.

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