Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imposthumation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-posthu-ma-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The formation of an abscess; inflammation; suppuration

noun

An abscess; an imposthume.

Example Sentences

"Askew , a wealthy and facetious farmer of Cornwall , was afflicted with a most alarming imposthumation of which he appeared to be on the very point of suffocation"

Etymology

See apostemation.

Inflected Forms

imposthumations (plural)

Questions

What does imposthumation mean?: The formation of an abscess; inflammation; suppuration
Where does imposthumation come from?: See apostemation.

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