Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

festination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fes-ti-na-tion
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g. Parkinson's disease).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An involuntary quickening of speech in some speech disorders.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From festinate + -tion

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

festinations (plural)

Questions

What does festination mean?
The involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g. Parkinson's disease).
Where does festination come from?
From festinate + -tion

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