Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ustion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
us-tion
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of burning, or the state of being burned.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

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Etymology

From Latin ustio, from urere, ustum (“to burn”). Compare French ustion.

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What does ustion mean?
The act of burning, or the state of being burned.
Where does ustion come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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