Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relevation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rel-e-va-tion
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A raising or lifting up

Obsolete

noun

A raising or lifting up

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English relevacion, relevacioun, relevation, from Middle French relevation and its etymon Latin relevātiō, from relevāre. See relieve. By surface analysis, relevate + -ion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: relevacion, relevation, relevātiō

Usage

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does relevation mean?
A raising or lifting up
Where does relevation come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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