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exnihilation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
exni-hi-la-tion
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of bringing into existence from nothing.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin ex (“from”) + nihil (“nothing”). Compare annihilation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

exnihilations (plural)

Phrases

exnihilator-annihilator

Frequently Paired Words

annihilation annihilator Exnihilator exnihilator-annihilator

Questions

What does exnihilation mean?
The act of bringing into existence from nothing.
Where does exnihilation come from?
From Latin ex (“from”) + nihil (“nothing”). Compare annihilation.

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