Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reformism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: re-formism
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several movements that promote reform

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English reform 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 reformism From reform + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

reformisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

reformist

Questions

What does reformism mean?: Any of several movements that promote reform
Where does reformism come from?: Etymology tree English reform 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 reformism From reform + -ism.

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