Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glutition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glu-ti-tion
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of swallowing.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin gluttītiō, from gluttiō (“to swallow”). By surface analysis, Latin glut- + -ite + -ion.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: gluttītiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

glutitions (plural)

Synonyms

deglutition

Questions

What does glutition mean?: The act or process of swallowing.
Where does glutition come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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