Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

realignment

/ˌɹiːjəˈlaɪnmənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: re-align-ment
IPA: /ˌɹiːjəˈlaɪnmənt/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of realigning or something realigned.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"London Transport announce that a contract worth nearly £1.2 million has been let for civil engineering work entailed in the realignment of the Circle and Metropolitan Lines and the Widened Lines between Moorgate and Aldersgate stations."
"To enable high-speed running to be maximised on the Western specifically, some signals were re-spaced, while track realignments at seven sites between Acton, Box Tunnel and Bristol Parkway enabled line speeds to be raised."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English alignment English realignment From re- + alignment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

realignments (plural)

Phrases

gender realignment surgery

Frequently Paired Words

readjustment recalibration

Rhymes With

assignment alignment confinement refinement consignment reassignment misalignment enshrinement misassignment entwinement malignment

Questions

How do you pronounce realignment?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹiːjəˈlaɪnmənt/.
What does realignment mean?: The act of realigning or something realigned.
Where does realignment come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English alignment English realignment From re- + alignment.

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