Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in dictione

/ˌɪn dɪktɪˈɔneː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in- -dic-tione
IPA: /ˌɪn dɪktɪˈɔneː/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Deriving from the linguistic expression used; for reason of ambiguity, division, etc.

Etymology

From Latin in dictione, translation of Ancient Greek παρὰ τὴν λέξιν (parà tḕn léxin), which appears in chapter 4 of Aristotle’s Sophistical Refutations.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: in dictione, παρὰ τὴν λέξιν

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌɪn dɪktɪˈɔneː/

Antonyms

extra dictionem

Questions

How do you pronounce in dictione?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪn dɪktɪˈɔneː/.
What does in dictione mean?: Deriving from the linguistic expression used; for reason of ambiguity, division, etc.
Where does in dictione come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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