Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inarticulation

/ˌɪn.ɑː(ɹ).tɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: inar-tic-u-la-tion
IPA: /ˌɪn.ɑː(ɹ).tɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being inarticulate; inarticulateness.

Uncountable

noun

Any point in the educational system in which the development of the individual is hindered.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

An inarticulate or underarticulated utterance.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""The inarticulation of a fond father in an undemonstrative family setting is brought out admirably...""
""Another traditional source of inarticulation is the requirement of an eighth-grade diploma for entrance to high school.""
""There are some methods of jargonification that became established quite early... These include verb doubling, sound-alike slang, the '-P' convention, overgeneralization, spoken inarticulations, and anthropomorphization.""

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Medieval Latin articulātiōder. Old French articulacionbor. Middle English articulacioun English articulation English inarticulation From in- + articulation.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɪn.ɑː(ɹ).tɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
British English: /ˌɪn.ɑː(ɹ).tɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

inarticulations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

underarticulation overarticulation hyperarticulation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

How do you pronounce inarticulation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪn.ɑː(ɹ).tɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/.
What does inarticulation mean?: The state of being inarticulate; inarticulateness.
Where does inarticulation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Medieval Latin articulātiōder. Old French articulacionbor. Middle English articulacioun English articulation English inarticulation From in- + articulation.

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