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dimidiation

/dɪˌmɪdɪˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dimidi-a-tion
IPA
/dɪˌmɪdɪˈeɪʃən/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of dividing into halves.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The condition of being divided into halves.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A marshalling of two coats of arms by the bisection per pale of their escutcheons and forming a new coat of arms from the dexter half of one coat and the sinister half of the other.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Continuing the Middle English dimydicion (circa 1425, in an arithmetical sense), from the Late Latin dīmidiātiō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dimydicion, dīmidiātiō

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪˌmɪdɪˈeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dimidiations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dimidiate dimidiated dimidiately impalement

Questions

How do you pronounce dimidiation?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˌmɪdɪˈeɪʃən/.
What does dimidiation mean?
The act of dividing into halves.
Where does dimidiation come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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