Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

missionization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-sion-iza-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The religious work of a missionary.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The imposition of the mission system by the Spanish on the Native Americans in their colonies.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of missionizing (making something, such as an aircraft, suitable for a military or other mission).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] proposes missionization costs to be borne by the Coast Guard in fiscal year 2006 . The cost of these planes has been outside the original Deepwater plan […]"
"While missionization efforts are underway, the aircraft are being flown as logistics and training aircraft. This funding is requested to purchase spare[s] […]"
"All aircraft are conducting operational missions, with the exception of aircraft undergoing the missionization process."

Etymology

From mission + -ization or missionize + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mission

Usage

Inflected Forms

missionizations (plural)

Questions

What does missionization mean?: The religious work of a missionary.
Where does missionization come from?: From mission + -ization or missionize + -ation.

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