Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carceration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
carcer-a-tion
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Imprisonment, incarceration.

Dated; Obsolete; Uncountable

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What does carceration mean?
Imprisonment, incarceration.

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