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prensation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pren-sa-tion
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of seizing with violence; seizure

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

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Etymology

From Latin prensatio, from prensare, prehensare, verb frequentative from prehendere (“to seize”).

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Inflected Forms

prensations (plural)

Questions

What does prensation mean?
The act of seizing with violence; seizure
Where does prensation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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