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mactation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mac-ta-tion
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of killing a victim for sacrifice.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin mactātiō, from mactō (“to sacrifice, slaughter”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

mactations (plural)

Questions

What does mactation mean?
The act of killing a victim for sacrifice.
Where does mactation come from?
From Latin mactātiō, from mactō (“to sacrifice, slaughter”).

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