Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deviational

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-vi-a-tion-al
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, involving or inclining toward some form of deviation.

Example Sentences

"The verbs which diner in the perfect and the supine may be called deviational, as in a marked way deviating (de, from, and via, a way) from the ordinary forms, and those that are without certain parts may be termed defective (de, from, and facio, I make)."

Etymology

From deviation + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: deviation

Questions

What does deviational mean?: Of, pertaining to, involving or inclining toward some form of deviation.
Where does deviational come from?: From deviation + -al.

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