Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obscurification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ob-scu-rifi-ca-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of making something obscure, or (in computing) obfuscating source code etc.

Colloquial; Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English obscure Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -ficātiō Old French -ificationbor. Middle English -ificacioun English -ification English obscurification From obscure + -ification.

Usage

Inflected Forms

obscurifications (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

obscurify obfuscation

Questions

What does obscurification mean?: The act of making something obscure, or (in computing) obfuscating source code etc.
Where does obscurification come from?: Etymology tree English obscure Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -ficātiō Old French -ificationbor. Middle English -ificacioun English -ification English obscurification From obscure + -ification.

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