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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flabellation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fla-bel-la-tion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of keeping cool by use of a fan or fan-like instrument.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin flabella (“fan”) + -ation.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

flabellations (plural)

Questions

What does flabellation mean?
The act of keeping cool by use of a fan or fan-like instrument.
Where does flabellation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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