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administrativia

administrativia noun: administrivia.

Noun

administrativia (plural administrativia)

  1. Administrivia.
    • An “ASCAP-type” clearing and licensing operation under the statute would involve too much “administrativia,” said Dr. [Harold E.] Wigren — coining a word the subcommittee immediately wanted to put into the public domain.“House Copyright Group Mulls Educators’ Pleas”, Billboard, Vol. 77, No. 24, 12 Jun 1965, p. 3

Synonyms of administrativia

Forms of administrativia

pluraladministrativia

Origin of administrativia

From administrative + -ia (“Latin plural”) – literally, “administrative matters”. Popularized 1960s in US education. Preceded by administrivia, which dates from the 1930s.

Questions about administrativia

What does administrativia mean?
Administrativia means administrivia.
What part of speech is administrativia?
Administrativia is a noun.
What is the plural of administrativia?
The plural of administrativia is administrativia.

Words near administrativia in the dictionary

  1. administrative region
  2. administrative regions
  3. administrative segregation
  4. administratively
  5. administrativeness
  6. administrativia
  7. administratix
  8. administrator
  9. administratorial
  10. administratorices
  11. administratorix

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