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prelibation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-li-ba-tion
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tasting beforehand, or by anticipation; a foretaste.

noun

A pouring out, or libation, before tasting.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin praelibatio, from praelibare (“to taste beforehand”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

prelibations (plural)

Questions

What does prelibation mean?
A tasting beforehand, or by anticipation; a foretaste.
Where does prelibation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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