Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recuperation

/ɹɪkˌupɚˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: re-cu-per-a-tion
IPA: /ɹɪkˌupɚˈeɪʃən/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Gradual restoration to health.

Uncountable

noun

Instance of getting something back.

Uncountable

noun

Process by which radical or subversive ideas are co-opted by mainstream society.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[Raoul Vaneigem] I have nothing in common with the spectacular recuperation of a project that, in my case, has remained revolutionary throughout."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recuperātiō. By surface analysis, recuperate + -ion.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *keh₂p-, recuperātiō

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

recuperations (plural)

Derived Forms

nonrecuperation

Phrases

recovery and reconstitution

Frequently Paired Words

recuperate recovery and reconstitution cooptation

Synonyms

convalescence healing recovery

Antonyms

detournement

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce recuperation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪkˌupɚˈeɪʃən/.
What does recuperation mean?: Gradual restoration to health.
Where does recuperation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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