Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesocratic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meso-crat-ic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to mesocracy, or rule by the middle class.

adj

Neither leucocratic nor melanocratic; having a more or less even mixture of light and dark constituents.

noun

The second stage of interglacial forest development (Early-Temperate), characterized by a transitional mix of light-demanding and shade-tolerant species.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Turner and West ( 1968 ) suggest that the phases of an interglacial period (cryocratic, protocratic, mesocratic, telocratic ) be considered as cenozones."
"Hence, regional soil degenerations and podsolization was probably an important factor contributing to the retrogressive change in the forest composition at the end of the mesocratic phase.."
"The fully developed mesocratic woodland had a somewhat different character.."

Etymology

From meso- + -cratic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: meso
Suffix: cratic

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

cryocratic protocratic oligocratic telocratic

Questions

What does mesocratic mean?: Relating to mesocracy, or rule by the middle class.
Where does mesocratic come from?: From meso- + -cratic.

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