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sibilation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sibi-la-tion
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hissing sound.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Latin sibilatio, from sībilāre (“to hiss”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

sibilations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sibilate sibilance sigmatism

Synonyms

groove fricative hiss sibilating sibilation siss assibilation hissing hushing fizzle

Questions

What does sibilation mean?
A hissing sound.
Where does sibilation come from?
Latin sibilatio, from sībilāre (“to hiss”).

How to pronounce sibilation

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