Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uninominal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: uni-nom-i-nal
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That elects one member from each district, or (of a person) elected from a specific district rather than at large.

adj

Alternative form of uninomial (“consisting of a single word or term”).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōminālisder. Middle English nominalle English nominal English uninominal From uni- + nominal.

Frequently Paired Words

plurinominal

Synonyms

one-member

Questions

What does uninominal mean?: That elects one member from each district, or (of a person) elected from a specific district rather than at large.
Where does uninominal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōminālisder. Middle English nominalle English nominal English uninominal From uni- + nominal.

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