Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papyrocracy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-py-ro-c-ra-cy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

6

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of bureaucracy: rule by excessive paperwork or regulation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"That Government, however, had a "vow in heaven" against sparing one drop of blood which the tribunals had once devoted to the altars of the Papyrocracy."

Etymology

From papyro- (“papyrus, paper”) + -cracy (“rule by”).

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

bureaucracy

Questions

What does papyrocracy mean?: Synonym of bureaucracy: rule by excessive paperwork or regulation.
Where does papyrocracy come from?: From papyro- (“papyrus, paper”) + -cracy (“rule by”).

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