Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polytechnical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: poly-tech-ni-cal
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

noun

polytechnic (educational institute)

Example Sentences

"By 1968 the majority of secondary polytechnicals and some of the eight-year schools had begun to do so, the figures being to some extent representative of the stage of development of the region concerned."

Etymology

From poly- + technical.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly

Inflected Forms

polytechnicals (plural)

Questions

What does polytechnical mean?: polytechnic
Where does polytechnical come from?: From poly- + technical.

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