pluralistic

/plˌʊɹəlˈɪstɪk/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

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Etymology tree English plural Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English pluralistic From plural + -istic.

more pluralistic (comparative) most pluralistic (superlative)

antipluralistic hyperpluralistic nonpluralistic pluralistically

pluralistic ignorance

unpluralistic

artistic realistic characteristic optimistic linguistic mystic unrealistic ballistic statistic autistic futuristic holistic

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How do you pronounce pluralistic?

The recorded pronunciation is /plˌʊɹəlˈɪstɪk/.

What does pluralistic mean?

Characteristic of pluralism.

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