Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sequestration

/sˌɛkwəstɹˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: se-ques-tra-tion
IPA: /sˌɛkwəstɹˈeɪʃən/

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A budget cut resulting from a separation of funding mechanisms.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the sequestration of juries"
"In possession of ample property, it was not from motives of retrenchment he had quitted the frequented scenes of life; sequestration during the first months of marriage had been his choice, equally as that of his partner;[…]"
"At that time there was no rigid sequestration on the islands, and lepers, if they chose, were allowed to go free."
"The company took a revenue hit when sequestration dried up some of its best contracts."

Etymology

From Middle French sequestration, from Late Latin sequestrātiō, from Latin sequestrō (“sequester”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *sekʷ-, sequestrō

Usage

Inflected Forms

sequestrations (plural)

Derived Forms

biosequestration cryosequestration desequestration geosequestration immunosequestration leukosequestration nonsequestration resequestration

Phrases

carbon sequestration

Synonyms

requisition segregation

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce sequestration?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˌɛkwəstɹˈeɪʃən/.
What does sequestration mean?: The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
Where does sequestration come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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