Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

estuation

/ˌɛst͡ʃuˈeɪ̯.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: es-tu-a-tion
IPA: /ˌɛst͡ʃuˈeɪ̯.ʃən/

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An agitation or commotion.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"So is it with men in ambition, when fayling of the meane to exalt their Nature, they are in a perpetuall eſtuation to exalte theyr Place."
"[T]he nearer vve come to this confixture unto that ſtability, the leſs obnoxious vve ſhall be to the eſtuations of joys and fears, or the anxiety of vvonder in all contingencies: […]"
"He that looks no higher than the course of affairs in the world, can never have any firm peace in his own soul; but trust easeth of all fears, cares, and estuations of mind"

Etymology

From Middle English estuacioun, estuation, from Latin aestuātiō. By surface analysis, estuate + -ion.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: estuacioun, aestuātiō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɛst͡ʃuˈeɪ̯.ʃən/
British English: /ˌɛstjʊˈeɪ̯.ʃən/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

estuations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

estuate

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce estuation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛst͡ʃuˈeɪ̯.ʃən/.
What does estuation mean?: An agitation or commotion.
Where does estuation come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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