Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

humation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hu-ma-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

burial, internment, inhumation; by association, death

Archaic

Etymology

Latin humatio, French humare "to inter", compare French humus "earth"

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

humations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

exhume posthumous

Questions

What does humation mean?: burial, internment, inhumation; by association, death
Where does humation come from?: Latin humatio, French humare "to inter", compare French humus "earth"

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