migration
/maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration."
- "The migration of lead from a can to the food inside it can cause lead poisoning."
Etymology
From Middle French migration and its source, Latin migrātiō, from the participle stem of migrō (“to migrate”). Morphologically migrate + -ion.
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/