Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cancellation

/kænsəˈleɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: can-cel-la-tion
IPA: /kænsəˈleɪʃən/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The operation of striking out common factors, e.g. in both the dividend and divisor.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The property of being cancellate.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Then, in January, a creeping tsunami of train cancellations, triggered by major staff absences as a result of the aggressive transmissibility of Omicron, heaped further misery on rail users."
"194?, Columbia University. School of Dental and Oral Surgery, Principles of Radiodontia Spongy bone is composed of cancellated areas appearing as a fine, interlacing network. These cancellated spaces are irregular both in size and shape. The normal cancellation is rather large […]"

Etymology

From Latin cancellātiō, from cancellō + -tiō.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: cancellātiō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kænsəˈleɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cancellations (plural) cancelation (alternative, US)

Derived Forms

noncancellation precancellation

Phrases

active noise cancellation noise cancellation killer cancel

Frequently Paired Words

cancel killer cancel

Synonyms

annulment revocation stoppage termination abolition abrogation cancellation deauthentication devalidation invalidation nullification renunciation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce cancellation?: The recorded pronunciation is /kænsəˈleɪʃən/.
What does cancellation mean?: The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
Where does cancellation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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