abacination
/əˌbæsɪˈneɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "That blind general lost his sight by the process of abacination."
- "Her warmth and radiance had blinded him, a self-inflicted abacination."
- "I, who had seen so many brandings and abacinations, and had even used the iron myself (among the billion things I recall perfectly is the flesh of Morwenna's cheeks blistering), could scarcely force myself to go and look at him."
Etymology
Etymology tree English abacinate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English abacination From abacinate + -ion.