Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miration

/maɪ.ɹeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-ra-tion
IPA: /maɪ.ɹeɪ.ʃən/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Display of surprise or wonderment, of marvelling at something; commotion.

Example Sentences

"Reaching the foot of the hill I landed in the midst of an Indian village. I almost jumped out of that buggy when all the dogs in that village commenced barking at once — the women and children came out, stared and "made mirations.""
"Everybody make a lot of miration over Tashi. People look at her and Adam’s scars like that’s they business."

Etymology

Related to mirate. Usually said to be a shortening of admiration. Ultimately from Latin mīrātiō, mīror (“marvel at”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: mīrātiō

Inflected Forms

mirations (plural)

Phrases

list in admire

Frequently Paired Words

list in admire

Questions

How do you pronounce miration?: The recorded pronunciation is /maɪ.ɹeɪ.ʃən/.
What does miration mean?: Display of surprise or wonderment, of marvelling at something; commotion.
Where does miration come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce miration

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