Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oblatration

/ɑbləˈtreɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: obla-tra-tion
IPA: /ɑbləˈtreɪʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of barking at someone or something; (figuratively) the act of ranting at someone or something; an instance of these.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"February 18 1629, Bishop Joseph Hall, Salvation from an Untoward Generation The Apostle fears none of these currish oblatrations..."
"He that feareth oblatration must not travel."
"1867, William Gifford (of Leith), Memorials of the life and work of the Rev. William Johnston You were never a very hot Voluntary, even when some, who are now among the dumb dogs that cannot or will not bark, were keeping up a most violent oblatration..."

Etymology

From Latin oblātrātio, from oblātrāre (“to bark at, to rail against”) + -tiō (“-tion: forming abstract nouns”), from ob- (“ob-: against, at”) + lātrāre (“to bark, to rant”). Equivalent to ob- + latration.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ob
Root: oblātrātio

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

oblatrations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

latration

Questions

How do you pronounce oblatration?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑbləˈtreɪʃən/.
What does oblatration mean?: The act of barking at someone or something; (figuratively) the act of ranting at someone or something; an instance of these.
Where does oblatration come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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