Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

initialisation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: ini-tial-i-sa-tion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of initialization.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English initialise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English initialisation From initialise + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

initialisations (plural)

Derived Forms

reinitialisation

Synonyms

low-level formatting initialization

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does initialisation mean?: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of initialization.
Where does initialisation come from?: Etymology tree English initialise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English initialisation From initialise + -ation.

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