Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

insectation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-sec-ta-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

pursuit; harassment; persecution

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"an insectation of the new Poets and Orators"

Etymology

From Latin insectatio. See insectator.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: insectatio

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

insectations (plural)

Questions

What does insectation mean?: pursuit; harassment; persecution
Where does insectation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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