Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cribration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cribra-tion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

sifting, especially of the finer parts of drugs from the coarser parts.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

Compare French cribration, from Latin cribrare (“to sift”). See cribble (noun).

Usage

Inflected Forms

cribrations (plural)

Questions

What does cribration mean?: sifting, especially of the finer parts of drugs from the coarser parts.
Where does cribration come from?: Compare French cribration, from Latin cribrare (“to sift”). See cribble (noun).

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