Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antidisestablishment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-tidis-es-tab-lish-ment
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed to the separation of church and state.

Etymology

Etymology tree English anti- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English establishment ▲ English dis- English establish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disestablishment English antidisestablishment From anti- + disestablishment.

Inflected Forms

more antidisestablishment (comparative) most antidisestablishment (superlative)

Questions

What does antidisestablishment mean?
Opposed to the separation of church and state.
Where does antidisestablishment come from?
Etymology tree English anti- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English establishment ▲ English dis- English establish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disestablishment English antidisestablishment From anti- + disestablishment.

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