Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calcation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cal-ca-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of trampling, the act of trampling someone or something, an instance of trampling.

noun

Synonym of kick, the act of kicking someone or something, an instance of kicking.

Example Sentences

"Even a few supernumerary calcations would have been overlooked."

Etymology

From calcate (“to trample”) + -ion (“forming abstract nouns”), from Latin calcatus (“trampled”), the past participle of calcāre (“to trample”) parsed via English -ate (“forming verbs”), from calx (“heel”) + -āre (“forming verbs”). Doublet of calque.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: calcatus
Suffix: calcate

Inflected Forms

calcations (plural)

Synonyms

trampling kick

Questions

What does calcation mean?: Synonym of trampling, the act of trampling someone or something, an instance of trampling.
Where does calcation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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