Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ratione temporis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
ra-tione tem-po-ris
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

By reason of time (for example, referring to the temporal scope of a law or of a court's jurisdiction).

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ratiōne temporis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ratiōne temporis

Questions

What does ratione temporis mean?
By reason of time (for example, referring to the temporal scope of a law or of a court's jurisdiction).
Where does ratione temporis come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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