Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

archivalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: archival-ism
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The keeping of archives.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"With its fetishistic shots of jukeboxes that still play 45s, and reverence for road movies like “Vanishing Point,” “Death Proof” is a love letter to pop archivalism as cozy as the roadhouse in which the first half takes place."

Etymology

From archival + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: archival

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does archivalism mean?: The keeping of archives.
Where does archivalism come from?: From archival + -ism.

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