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obluctation

/ɑbləkˈteɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ob-luc-ta-tion
IPA
/ɑbləkˈteɪʃən/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

opposition; resistance

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin ob + luctor (“to struggle”) + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑbləkˈteɪʃən/
  • British English: /ɒbləkˈteɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

obluctations (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce obluctation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑbləkˈteɪʃən/.
What does obluctation mean?
opposition; resistance
Where does obluctation come from?
From Latin ob + luctor (“to struggle”) + -ation.

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