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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one-child policy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables
one-child pol-i-cy
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A policy of population control in China, whereby a married couple is allowed only one child.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

one-child policies (plural)

Phrases

family planning

Frequently Paired Words

family planning

Questions

What does one-child policy mean?
A policy of population control in China, whereby a married couple is allowed only one child.

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