Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reassortment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: re-as-sort-ment
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or result of arranging in a new order or layout.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The mixing of genetic material of two competing viruses infecting the same cell.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

reassortments (plural) re-assortment (alternative)

Questions

What does reassortment mean?: The act or result of arranging in a new order or layout.
Where does reassortment come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English assortment English reassortment From re- + assortment.

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