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maloperation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mal-op-er-a-tion
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A faulty or incorrect operation (of a device, process or system).

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- Latin operātiōder. Old French operacionbor. Middle English operacioun English operation English maloperation From mal- + operation.

Inflected Forms

maloperations (plural)

Questions

What does maloperation mean?
A faulty or incorrect operation (of a device, process or system).
Where does maloperation come from?
Etymology tree Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- Latin operātiōder. Old French operacionbor. Middle English operacioun English operation English maloperation From mal- + operation.

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