Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

literation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lit-er-a-tion
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of letters to represent sounds, words, etc., in a language.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Another point which is of much importance, but upon which there is not at present any agreement among librarians, is the system of literation to be adopted where it becomes necessary to represent in English characters, names or words from languages having special characters of their own."
"1988, Liberia-forum, Issues 6-9, Liberia Working Group, page 53, He supported the assumption of administrative and management functions by Africans, the literation of African languages; as well as agriculture, mining and banking by African enterprises; public health services staffed by African doctors etc."
"On steamers and motorships the name in Roman literation is usually displayed on each side of the wheelhouse."

Etymology

From Latin littera, litera (“letter”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: littera

Usage

Inflected Forms

literations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

alliteration literacy literate transliteration anglicisation

Questions

What does literation mean?: The use of letters to represent sounds, words, etc., in a language.
Where does literation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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