Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defibration

/diːfaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-fi-bra-tion
IPA
/diːfaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

breakage into fibres

Etymology

From defibrate + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːfaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce defibration?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːfaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/.
What does defibration mean?
breakage into fibres
Where does defibration come from?
From defibrate + -ion.

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