Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decertation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-cer-ta-tion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

contest for mastery; contention; strife

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"a decertation between the disease and nature"
"The nearer we approach an adversary (within just limits) in these rational decertations, the less he can have to say against us"

Etymology

From Latin decertatio, from decertare, decertatum, from de- + certare (“to contend”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

decertations (plural)

Questions

What does decertation mean?: contest for mastery; contention; strife
Where does decertation come from?: From Latin decertatio, from decertare, decertatum, from de- + certare (“to contend”).

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