Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mactation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mac-ta-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of killing a victim for sacrifice.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin mactātiō, from mactō (“to sacrifice, slaughter”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

mactations (plural)

Questions

What does mactation mean?: The act of killing a victim for sacrifice.
Where does mactation come from?: From Latin mactātiō, from mactō (“to sacrifice, slaughter”).

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