Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rustication

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: rus-ti-ca-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Residence in the country.

Uncountable

noun

The act or process of rusticating.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The result of having been rusticated.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of posting a person or relocating a unit from London (or a command HQ) to elsewhere in the country.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""You don't think he'll rusticate us, or any thing of that sort?" said Tom, who had felt horrible twinges at the captain's picture of the effects of rustication on ordinary mortals."

Etymology

Etymology tree English rusticate 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 rustication From rusticate + -ion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rustications (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

rusticate rusticatio

Questions

What does rustication mean?: Residence in the country.
Where does rustication come from?: Etymology tree English rusticate 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 rustication From rusticate + -ion.

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