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aureation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-re-ation
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.

Uncountable

Etymology

From aureate + -ion, from Latin aureatus (“decorated with gold”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

aureations (plural)

Phrases

apothecary's Latin

Frequently Paired Words

aureate apothecary's Latin graecismus

Questions

What does aureation mean?
The enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.
Where does aureation come from?
From aureate + -ion, from Latin aureatus (“decorated with gold”).

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