Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

captation

/kæpˈteɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cap-ta-tion
IPA: /kæpˈteɪʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Misspelling of coaptation.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin captatio, captationis, from capto. Compare French captation.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: captatio

Usage

Inflected Forms

captations (plural)

Derived Forms

hypercaptation hypocaptation normocaptation

Questions

How do you pronounce captation?: The recorded pronunciation is /kæpˈteɪʃən/.
What does captation mean?: A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction
Where does captation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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