kakistocracy [k^ak,^is.t^oc'r*e,s-e] noun.
Government by the most inexperienced or worst citizens.
{From Greek............................................................................}
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Former Key
- ^a mat/ -a pay/ b bin/ ch church/ d did/ ^e met/ -e be/ f fig/ g gap/ h hum/ ^i sit/ -i my/ j jam/ k kit / l lip/ m mat/ n no/ ng sing/ ^o lot/ -o no/ oy soy/ ou out/ o^o foot/ o-o loot/ p pan/ r rap/ s sap / sh ship/ t tap/ th thin/ ^th that/ ^u cut/ v vat/ w with/ y yes/ z zebra/ zj vision/ *e about, item / ' primary stress/ , secondary stress
Monday, November 07, 2005
Pronunciation key:/p/ pen; /b/ but; /t/ two; /d/ do; /ch/ chair; /j/ joy; /k/ call; /g/ log; /f/ fin; /v/ vat; /ð/ that; /th/ thing; /s/ see; /z/ zoo; /sh/ she; /zh/ beige; /h/ ham; /m/ man; /n/ no; /ng/ ring; /l/ lip; /r/ run; /w/ we; /y/ yes; /ɑ/ father; /ēē/ see; /ĭ/ bit; /ĕ/ bed; /ur/ murk; /ă/ cat; /ŭ/ luck; /œ/ wood; /ū/ moon; /ā/ day; /ī/ light; /oy/ boy; /ō/ no; /ou/ out; /ɑr/ far; /ir/ ear; /ĕr/ there; /ə/ item
4 Comments:
Good Morning Jack!
I'm afraid we have way too much of this happening in our government today - that's why I am going to vote this afternoon for a new mayor! Thanks for the education!
Auntie Diana
Oh Jack you sly little fox, oh how you tempt me with this word!!
You have to give the Greeks credit for employing a word that can actually leave a bad taste in your mouth after speaking it! Anyone with political grievances will be well served by this word.
Too bad I am only able to elect a mayor today... ;)
Whew, Jack. I think we--and the Bush Administration--dodged a bullet on that one. I really thought the Boney King might go logorrheic. But he resisted the temptation and I think we should too and not say a thing about the French.
Dude, if you go to Paris, don't rent a car.
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