Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forestation

/ˌfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: foresta-tion
IPA: /ˌfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of planting a forest.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The conversion of a habitat to forest.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English forest Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English forestation From forest + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

forestations (plural)

Derived Forms

deforestation disforestation reforestation

Questions

How do you pronounce forestation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/.
What does forestation mean?: The act of planting a forest.
Where does forestation come from?: Etymology tree English forest Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English forestation From forest + -ation.

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