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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

licitation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lic-i-ta-tion
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

auction

Etymology

From Latin licitātiō, from licitari, liceri (“to bid, offer a price”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

licitations (plural)

Questions

What does licitation mean?
auction
Where does licitation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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