Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irrigation

/ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: ir-ri-ga-tion
IPA: /ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“My father had ideas about conservation long before the United States took it up.[…]You preserve water in times of flood and freshet to be used for power or for irrigation throughout the year. …”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: irrigation, irrigatio

Usage

Inflected Forms

irrigations (plural)

Derived Forms

bioirrigation chemigation fertigation interirrigation irrigational irrigationist nonirrigation overirrigation preirrigation proirrigation reirrigation subirrigation

Phrases

colonic irrigation drip irrigation micro-irrigation nasal irrigation

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce irrigation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/.
What does irrigation mean?: The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
Where does irrigation come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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