Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

participatory

/pɑɹˈtɪs.ɪ.pəˌtoɹ.i/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: par-tic-i-pa-to-ry
IPA: /pɑɹˈtɪs.ɪ.pəˌtoɹ.i/

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to participation.

adj

Open to participation.

Example Sentences

"participatory behavior"

Etymology

Etymology tree English participate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English participatory From participate + -ory.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɑɹˈtɪs.ɪ.pəˌtoɹ.i/
British English: /pɑːˈtɪsɪpətəɹi/

Inflected Forms

more participatory (comparative) most participatory (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonparticipatory participatorily

Phrases

participatory democracy participatory economics

Rhymes With

anticipatory

Questions

How do you pronounce participatory?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɑɹˈtɪs.ɪ.pəˌtoɹ.i/.
What does participatory mean?: Relating to participation.
Where does participatory come from?: Etymology tree English participate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English participatory From participate + -ory.

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