Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prædilection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prædilec-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of predilection.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"A remarkable proof of the general uſe of trial by combat, and of the prædilection for that mode of deciſion occurs in the laws of the Lombards."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

prædilections (plural)

Questions

What does prædilection mean?: Obsolete spelling of predilection.

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