Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

italicisation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ital-i-ci-sa-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the process of italicising; something italicised

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English italicise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English italicisation From italicise + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

italicisations (plural) italicization (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

italicize

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does italicisation mean?: the process of italicising; something italicised
Where does italicisation come from?: Etymology tree English italicise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English italicisation From italicise + -ation.

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