Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relegation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
rel-e-ga-tion
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of being relegated

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of being relegated

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of being relegated

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin relēgātus Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin relēgātiō, relēgātiōnisbor. English relegation Borrowed from Latin relēgātiō, relēgātiōnis.

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What does relegation mean?
The act of being relegated
Where does relegation come from?
Etymology tree Latin relēgātus Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin relēgātiō, relēgātiōnisbor. English relegation Borrowed from Latin relēgātiō, relēgātiōnis.

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