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mussitation

/ˌmʌsɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mus-sit-at-ion
IPA
/ˌmʌsɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Speech conducted in a hushed manner, akin to a murmur or a whisper.

Archaic; Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A comatose patient's action of forming words with their lips without producing sound.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mussitātiō (“soft noise made by dogs, or (Late Latin) people”) + English -ion (suffix denoting a condition or state). Mussitātiō is derived from mussitātus (“kept quiet; having been kept quiet; murmured, muttered; having been muttered”) (see further at mussitate) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmʌsɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
  • British English: /mʌsɪˈteɪʃn̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mussitations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mussitant mussitate

Synonyms

mutter muttering murmur murmuring murmuration

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

How do you pronounce mussitation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmʌsɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/.
What does mussitation mean?
Speech conducted in a hushed manner, akin to a murmur or a whisper.
Where does mussitation come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin mussitātiō (“soft noise made by dogs, or (Late Latin) people”) + English -ion (suffix denoting a condition or state). Mussitātiō is derived from mussitātus (“kept quiet; having been kept quiet; murmured, muttered; having been muttered”) (see further at mussitate) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs).

How to pronounce mussitation

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