Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decursion

/dɪˈkɜːʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-cur-sion
IPA: /dɪˈkɜːʒən/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

noun

A hostile incursion.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"That what is decayed by that decursion of Waters is in some measure supplied"

Etymology

From Latin decursio, from decurrere. See decurrent.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: decursio

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈkɜːʒən/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

decursions (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce decursion?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈkɜːʒən/.
What does decursion mean?: A flowing.
Where does decursion come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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