Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obumbration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: obum-bra-tion
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of darkening or obscuring; obnubilation; obscuration.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The miraculous obumbration of the holy Ghost , made more intelligible by two parallel cases"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obumbrātiō.

Usage

Inflected Forms

obumbrations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

obumbrate

Questions

What does obumbration mean?: The act of darkening or obscuring; obnubilation; obscuration.
Where does obumbration come from?: Borrowed from Latin obumbrātiō.

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