Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cavillation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cav-il-la-tion
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of cavilling.

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Etymology

From Middle English cavillacioun, equivalent to cavil + -ation.

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Questions

What does cavillation mean?
The act of cavilling.
Where does cavillation come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce cavillation

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