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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minimizer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
min-i-miz-er
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which minimizes.

noun

A word or phrase referring to a very small quantity of something, used to reinforce a negative sentence.

Etymology

From minimize + -er. In the linguistics sense, coined by American linguist Dwight Bolinger in 1972.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

minimizers (plural)

Questions

What does minimizer mean?
That which minimizes.
Where does minimizer come from?
From minimize + -er. In the linguistics sense, coined by American linguist Dwight Bolinger in 1972.

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