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ratiocinatio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ra-ti-o-ci-na-tio
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Reasoning (typically with oneself) by asking questions.

Uncountable

noun

Making statements, then asking the reason for such an affirmation, then answering oneself.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin ratiōcinātiō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ratiōcinātiō

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

anthypophora aetiologia

Questions

What does ratiocinatio mean?
Reasoning (typically with oneself) by asking questions.
Where does ratiocinatio come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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