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excusation

/ˌɛkskjuˈzeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-cu-sa-tion
IPA
/ˌɛkskjuˈzeɪʃən/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of offering an excuse or apology, or the fact of being excused; an excuse, a defence.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French excusation, from Latin excūsātiō, from excūsō (“to excuse”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: excusation, excūsātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

excusations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

excuse

Questions

How do you pronounce excusation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛkskjuˈzeɪʃən/.
What does excusation mean?
The act of offering an excuse or apology, or the fact of being excused; an excuse, a defence.
Where does excusation come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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