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ovulation

/ɑvjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
ovu-la-tion
IPA
/ɑvjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The release of an ovum from an ovary.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English ovul(e) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ovulate 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 -ion English ovulation From ovulate + -ion.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑvjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
  • British English: /ɒvjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ovulations (plural)

Derived Forms

anovulation hyperovulation nonovulation oligoovulation ovulational ovulationary periovulation polyovulation postovulation preovulation reovulation superovulation

Phrases

concealed ovulation cryptic ovulation induced ovulation post-ovulation

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce ovulation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑvjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/.
What does ovulation mean?
The release of an ovum from an ovary.
Where does ovulation come from?
Etymology tree English ovul(e) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ovulate 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 -ion English ovulation From ovulate + -ion.

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