Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

invection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-vec-tion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inveighing against; invective.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I could show you the sharp invections, and grounded reasons of many moe"

Etymology

From Latin invectio. See inveigh.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: invectio

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

invections (plural)

Questions

What does invection mean?: An inveighing against; invective.
Where does invection come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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