Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
pati-na-tion
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The application of a patina.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From patina + -ation?

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Questions

What does patination mean?
The application of a patina.
Where does patination come from?
From patina + -ation?

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