Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

departmentation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-part-men-ta-tion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of classifying an organization on the basis of departments or similar activities, to facilitate planning and control.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English department Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English departmentation From department + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

departmentations (plural)

Questions

What does departmentation mean?
The process of classifying an organization on the basis of departments or similar activities, to facilitate planning and control.
Where does departmentation come from?
Etymology tree English department Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English departmentation From department + -ation.

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