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advocation

/ˌædvəkˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
ad-vo-ca-tion
IPA
/ˌædvəkˈeɪʃən/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Advocacy; the act of advocating or pleading.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin advocātiō. Doublet of advowson

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

advocations (plural)

Derived Forms

advocational

Frequently Paired Words

avocation

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce advocation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌædvəkˈeɪʃən/.
What does advocation mean?
Advocacy; the act of advocating or pleading.
Where does advocation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce advocation

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