Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

congression

/kənˈɡɹɛʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-gres-sion
IPA: /kənˈɡɹɛʃən/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of coming together; congress.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The movement of chromosomes to the spindle equator during mitosis

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin congressiōnem.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: congressionem

Usage

Inflected Forms

congressions (plural)

Derived Forms

congressional

Questions

How do you pronounce congression?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈɡɹɛʃən/.
What does congression mean?: The act of coming together; congress.
Where does congression come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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