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brecciation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
brec-cia-tion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The formation of breccia, such as by external shock.

Example Sentences

  • "the brecciation of the strata"

Etymology

Etymology tree English brecciate 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 brecciation From brecciate + -ion.

Inflected Forms

brecciations (plural)

Derived Forms

autobrecciation

Questions

What does brecciation mean?
The formation of breccia, such as by external shock.
Where does brecciation come from?
Etymology tree English brecciate 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 brecciation From brecciate + -ion.

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