Speakur

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embarkation

/ˌɛmbɑɹkˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
em-barka-tion
IPA
/ˌɛmbɑɹkˈeɪʃən/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of embarking.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A vessel.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From French embarcation. By surface analysis, embark + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

embarkations (plural)

Derived Forms

disembarkation nonembarkation reembarkation

Synonyms

embarkment boarding

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce embarkation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛmbɑɹkˈeɪʃən/.
What does embarkation mean?
The act of embarking.
Where does embarkation come from?
From French embarcation. By surface analysis, embark + -ation.

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