Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unrelinquished

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-re-lin-quished
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not relinquished.

Example Sentences

"On Jan. 31, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that the state could not sell or transfer any ceded lands “until such time as the unrelinquished claims of the Native Hawaiians have been resolved.”"

Etymology

From un- + relinquished.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Questions

What does unrelinquished mean?: Not relinquished.
Where does unrelinquished come from?: From un- + relinquished.

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