Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pervigilation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-vig-i-la-tion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Careful watching.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin pervigilātiō, from pervigilō (“to keep watch all night”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pervigilātiō

Usage

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Questions

What does pervigilation mean?
Careful watching.
Where does pervigilation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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