Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discolouration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
dis-coloura-tion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of discoloration.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree English discolour Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English discolouration From discolour + -ation.

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Questions

What does discolouration mean?
Alternative spelling of discoloration.
Where does discolouration come from?
Etymology tree English discolour Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English discolouration From discolour + -ation.

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