Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

escalatio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: es-ca-la-tio
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

chiefly in the phrase "practicing escalatio": unpopular and seemingly pointless military escalation

Humorous

Example Sentences

""What with President Johnson practicing escalatio on the Vietnamese […] it has been a nervous year.""

Usage

Humorous

Questions

What does escalatio mean?: chiefly in the phrase "practicing escalatio": unpopular and seemingly pointless military escalation

How to pronounce escalatio

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