Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unappropriated

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
un-ap-pro-pri-at-ed
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That has not been appropriated for a specific use, or assigned to a specific person or organization.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English appropriated English unappropriated From un- + appropriated.

Questions

What does unappropriated mean?
That has not been appropriated for a specific use, or assigned to a specific person or organization.
Where does unappropriated come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English appropriated English unappropriated From un- + appropriated.

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