Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

groundation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
groun-da-tion
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the state of (a teenager etc) being grounded

Slang

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *grunduz Old English grund Middle English ground English ground 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 groundation From ground + -ation.

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Questions

What does groundation mean?
the state of (a teenager etc) being grounded
Where does groundation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *grunduz Old English grund Middle English ground English ground 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 groundation From ground + -ation.

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