Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

memorialization

/məˌmɔːɹi.əˌlaɪˈzeɪ̯.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
me-mo-ri-al-i-za-tion
IPA
/məˌmɔːɹi.əˌlaɪˈzeɪ̯.ʃən/
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
7
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of memorializing or creating a memorial.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree English memorial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English memorialize 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 memorialization From memorialize + -ation.

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How do you pronounce memorialization?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˌmɔːɹi.əˌlaɪˈzeɪ̯.ʃən/.
What does memorialization mean?
The act or process of memorializing or creating a memorial.
Where does memorialization come from?
Etymology tree English memorial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English memorialize 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 memorialization From memorialize + -ation.

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