Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expletion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-ple-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

accomplishment; fulfillment

Obsolete

noun

An expletive or interjection

Archaic

Example Sentences

"For sure they conduce nothing at all to the Perfection of Men's Natures, nor the Expletion of their Desires"

Etymology

From Latin expletio (“a satisfying”). See expletive.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: expletio

Usage

Questions

What does expletion mean?: accomplishment; fulfillment
Where does expletion come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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