Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obambulation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: obam-bu-la-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Wandering about; a casual outing.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Their stationarie obambulations about the limits of parishes."
"Let us then passe the Pomeridian hours in obambulation: for I am defatigate with session."
"I joined him in one of our obambulations, to witness the performance of Macbeth, and a particular friend of my friend's friend was to sustain the principal character."

Etymology

From obambulate + -ion. From Latin obambulatio.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: obambulate

Usage

Inflected Forms

obambulations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ambulation

Synonyms

perambulation peregrination stroll wandering

Questions

What does obambulation mean?: Wandering about; a casual outing.
Where does obambulation come from?: From obambulate + -ion. From Latin obambulatio.

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