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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ballonnement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bal-lon-nement
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ballooning or distending of a part of the body for operative or diagnostic purposes.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French ballonnement.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ballonnement

Usage

Questions

What does ballonnement mean?
The ballooning or distending of a part of the body for operative or diagnostic purposes.
Where does ballonnement come from?
It is traced to French.

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