Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perambulation

/pəˌɹæm.bjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
per-am-bu-la-tion
IPA
/pəˌɹæm.bjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A survey, a tour; an instance of walking around.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An English legal ceremony in which an official from a town or parish walks around it to delineate and record its boundaries.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The district thus inspected.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From Middle English perambulacioun, from Anglo-Norman and Latin. By surface analysis, perambulate + -ation, or, by surface analysis, per- + ambulate + -ion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: perambulacioun, -

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Questions

How do you pronounce perambulation?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˌɹæm.bjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/.
What does perambulation mean?
A survey, a tour; an instance of walking around.
Where does perambulation come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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