Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reaganism

/ɹˈeɪɡənˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: rea-gan-ism
IPA: /ɹˈeɪɡənˌɪzəm/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The specific conservative ideology associated with the Reagan administration, 1981-1989.

Uncountable

noun

A statement or position commonly associated with Ronald Reagan.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Reagan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Reaganism From Reagan + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Reaganisms (plural)

Synonyms

Gipperism

Rhymes With

paganism

Questions

How do you pronounce reaganism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈeɪɡənˌɪzəm/.
What does reaganism mean?: The specific conservative ideology associated with the Reagan administration, 1981-1989.
Where does reaganism come from?: Etymology tree English Reagan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Reaganism From Reagan + -ism.

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