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jobation

/d͡ʒəʊˈbeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jo-ba-tion
IPA
/d͡ʒəʊˈbeɪʃən/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extensive rebuke or telling-off; a long criticism or admonitory lecture.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English jobe 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 jobation From jobe + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

jobations (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce jobation?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒəʊˈbeɪʃən/.
What does jobation mean?
An extensive rebuke or telling-off; a long criticism or admonitory lecture.
Where does jobation come from?
Etymology tree English jobe 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 jobation From jobe + -ation.

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