Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deglaciation

/diɡleɪʃiˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: deglacia-tion
IPA: /diɡleɪʃiˈeɪʃən/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The removal of all glacial land ice from a region, usually by melting.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English glaciation English deglaciation From de- + glaciation.

Inflected Forms

deglaciations (plural)

Synonyms

deglacierization

Antonyms

glaciation

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce deglaciation?: The recorded pronunciation is /diɡleɪʃiˈeɪʃən/.
What does deglaciation mean?: The removal of all glacial land ice from a region, usually by melting.
Where does deglaciation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English glaciation English deglaciation From de- + glaciation.

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