Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

republicanism

/ɹɪpˈʌblɪkənˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
re-pub-li-can-ism
IPA
/ɹɪpˈʌblɪkənˌɪzəm/
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The political ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The policy or philosophy of the Republican Party of the United States.

American usage; Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Latin rēs Proto-Italic *poplosder. Old Latin poplusder. Old Latin poplicus Latin pūblicus Latin pūblica Latin rēspūblica Latin rēpūblicālbor. Middle French republiquebor. English republic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an French républicainder. English republican 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 republicanism From republican + -ism.

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Questions

How do you pronounce republicanism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪpˈʌblɪkənˌɪzəm/.
What does republicanism mean?
The political ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty.
Where does republicanism come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Latin rēs Proto-Italic *poplosder. Old Latin poplusder. Old Latin poplicus Latin pūblicus Latin pūblica Latin rēspūblica Latin rēpūblicālbor. Middle French republiquebor. English republic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an French républicainder. English republican 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 republicanism From republican + -ism.

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