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actional

/ˈækʃənəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ac-tion-al
IPA
/ˈækʃənəl/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or depicting action, especially physical action.

adj

Depicting an action having an agent and a patient.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French aucionbor. Middle English accioun English action Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English actional From action + -al.

Derived Forms

actionality actionally

Questions

How do you pronounce actional?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈækʃənəl/.
What does actional mean?
Of, pertaining to, or depicting action, especially physical action.
Where does actional come from?
Etymology tree Old French aucionbor. Middle English accioun English action Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English actional From action + -al.

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