Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pal-i-fi-ca-tion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm.

Uncountable

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Etymology

From Latin palus (“a stake”) + -ficare (“to make”, in comparative). Compare French palification. See -fy.

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What does palification mean?
The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm.
Where does palification come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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