Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

debation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-ba-tion
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of debating; debate

Uncountable

Etymology

From debate + -ion. The formation is nonstandard because this word does not contain the suffix -ate.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

debations (plural)

Synonyms

debating

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does debation mean?
Synonym of debating; debate
Where does debation come from?
From debate + -ion. The formation is nonstandard because this word does not contain the suffix -ate.

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