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egestion

/iːˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eges-tion
IPA
/iːˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or result of egesting

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old French egestion, from Latin ēgestiōnem, accusative of ēgestiō (“emptying, voiding”), action noun from the perfect passive participle of ēgerō (“to carry out”), from ex- + gerō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: ex
  • Root: *h₂eǵ-, egestion, ēgestiōnem

Usage

Inflected Forms

egestions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

egest

Synonyms

egesta excretion

Antonyms

ingestion

Rhymes With

question digestion ingestion

Questions

How do you pronounce egestion?
The recorded pronunciation is /iːˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/.
What does egestion mean?
The act or result of egesting
Where does egestion come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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