Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legitimisation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: le-git-imi-sa-tion
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of legitimization.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English legitimise 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 legitimisation From legitimise + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

legitimisations (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does legitimisation mean?: Alternative spelling of legitimization.
Where does legitimisation come from?: Etymology tree English legitimise 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 legitimisation From legitimise + -ation.

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