Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

portation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: por-ta-tion
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of carrying or transporting something; transportation.

Uncountable

noun

The act of porting software between hardware or operating system platforms.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin portatio.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: portatio

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does portation mean?: The act of carrying or transporting something; transportation.
Where does portation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce portation

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