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cremation

/kɹɪˈmeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
cre-ma-tion
IPA
/kɹɪˈmeɪʃən/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cremātiō, cremātiōnis; equivalent to cremate + -ion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cremations (plural)

Derived Forms

aquamation autocremation biocremation cremationism cremationist precremation

Phrases

cremation oven direct cremation water cremation

Frequently Paired Words

cremate cremating crematorium crematory

Synonyms

incineration

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce cremation?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹɪˈmeɪʃən/.
What does cremation mean?
A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.
Where does cremation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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