Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

micturition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: mic-turi-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For those unlucky enough to be on a service without lavatory provision, we can only speculate as to how passengers improvised if caught short. For men, it might be possible to urinate, albeit at the risk of offending fellow passengers - there were reports of passengers being hauled up before the courts for 'micturition' in coaches during the 19th century."

Etymology

From Latin micturio (“to urinate”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: micturio

Usage

Inflected Forms

micturitions (plural)

Derived Forms

intermicturition postmicturition premicturition

Phrases

micturition syncope post-micturition convulsion syndrome post-micturition syncope

Frequently Paired Words

micturate micturitional

Synonyms

call of nature easement emiction leak making water miction micturition number one pee piss pissing tinkle

Questions

What does micturition mean?: Urination.
Where does micturition come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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